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Linux On Your Tablet PC

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stepping-in-the-right-direction dept.

tyman writes "Michael Rolig has created a Debian-based linux package for your Tablet PC. The support for various tablet features is limited by the features on the tablet Rolig owns, such as the "half-working" pen button features. One important missing feature is the screen-swivel buttons common with most tablets. However this is a good start for the development of linux for Tablet PCs."

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  1. Open-source tablets... by tygerstripes · · Score: 3, Funny

    Soon we shall challenge M$ AND Glaxo-Smith-Kline! Yes!

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    1. Re:Open-source tablets... by utopianfiat · · Score: 3, Funny

      The Linux Philosophy:
      if it moves, try loading linux on it.

      So far I've had luck loading linux on an XBOX, PS2, and GCN, so with a good ./ article on tablet pcs, I'm sure some ubercoder will come across and make the swivel a peice of crumb cake.

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  2. In other news... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I put linux in my car. It can't steer, break, or play the radio yet, but it can make the windows go down (not up).

  3. But... by Faust7 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Will I be able to recompile my kernel with a stylus? ;)

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