Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 27 Apr 2001 15:12:39 +0200 | From | Robert Varga <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Single user linux |
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On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 10:34:56AM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote: > On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 01:16:03AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > > > Quit being a naysayer. UNIX on a PDA is a wet dream. > > > What real value does it have, apart from the geek "look at me, I'm using > > > bash" value? > > > > It means I can do anything on my ipaq I can do anywhere else. I can run > > multiple apps at a time. I can run X11. I can run the palm emulator even ;) > > How long does it take you to write "date"? Plus, aren't you content with > IRCing on your *phone*? ;) > > > Its the same reason Linux is valuable on an S/390 mainframe. Its a common pool > > of apps, environments and tools. Anything your PC can do, my ipaq can do. > > OK. "time make bzImage". Of course, mine's really slow (and I will consider > myself publically humiliated if my only Linux machine is beaten on a kernel
Okay. Does the word *choice* ring a bell ? Agenda VR3s are supplied with Linux kernel (modified), and it gives you the freedom to choose what kind of SW you want to use -- hey, it's linux and when the app fits in the memory, there's no stopping you. Different look and feel? Different graffitti? Different kernel? You name it and you got it (well mostly) ;-)
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