On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 09:55:38AM -0600, Mark wrote: > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Kenneth Loafman<kenneth@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > booiiing wrote: > >> 2009/8/25 Gary <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > >>> I wonder why they chose Windows over Linux. And suggesting that Sony > >>> is weak in the mobile device market is not only unprofessional, it's > >>> simply untrue. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/mobile/technology/8219005.stm > >> i say at most 3 months and maemo will be available for it :) > >> > >> that would be awesome! > > > > Wonder if Nokia will honor a refund if you swap to Maemo from Windows? > > > > ...Ken > > On a netbook you would be better off skipping both Windows and Maemo > and going straight to Ubuntu (or kubuntu as I have). You get the full > range of ubuntu apps with no interface issues and can set up the GUI > any way you want: Gnome, KDE, Netbook Remix, and all the > customizeability you could want. You also would have zero issues with > development environment, etc. For me, the WiFi, bluetooth, webcam etc. > all worked out of the box, as do the most important function keys. > Don't bother with the "special" netbook kernel, it causes a lot more > problems than it solves. I installed Debian on my eeepc with a special kernel, as documented on Debians eeepc pages. Works like a charm. -- hendrik > > Mark > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
