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Linux On The Dell Axim
An anonymous reader points to this interesting project to run the Familiar Linux distribution on the Dell Axim. "It includes a picture of the Axim running Linux and directions for loading Linux on the Dell Axim from the CF card. Looks like a good start to this project." It's limited for now (crashes after 15 minutes, must be loaded through the installed version of Windows), but everything starts out that way.
Before I read the article I thought the submitter was having fun poking RedHat (or in the case of slashdot... gentoo), not stating the actual distro used, but just saying that it's very familiar.
Who would have thought (besides those who actually does dev stuff on handhelds) that there actually is such thing as Familiar Linux!
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NetBSD doesn't scale to large way SMP machines.
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Haha, > Does it run on Itanium3? No, only windows does. Wait until the I3 actually ships before you claim things like that. I have used it on I2s and it works (and works well). > Does it run on 8-way Xeon servers? No, only windows does. Yup. Installed it, played with it, wished I could take it home (Dell 8450 Server) > Does it run on Xbox? No, only windows does. http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/ :-)
In addition to what TobySmurf said (all of which is true), it's not fair to call Windows CE and Windows NT/2000/XP the same OS. The two systems are entirely different codebases. Even the APIs have signficant differences.
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Using the Axim as a X client on a wireless network would be kind of like having a kick ass linux remote control.
You don't need linux for that. You can run VNC from pocketpc OS.
Actually, it's running Opie, or Open Palmtop Integrated Environment, which is an improved clone of Qtopia. Opie IS open source, and really much better than it's older brother.