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Linux Desktop to Appear On Every Asus Motherboard

Posted by timothy on from the positive-move dept.

An anonymous reader writes "We first heard about Splashtop back in October, when the instant-on Linux desktop was announced. At the time it was a really exciting concept but Asus only rolled out the technology on high-end motherboards. Splashtop just announced that Asus will be expanding the desktop to the P5Q motherboard family and later on to all Asus motherboards. That's embedded Linux shipping over a million motherboards a month! The release also mentioned that the technology will be appearing on notebooks this year as well."

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  1. Still don't see the point of burning it into ROM by iamacat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why not just include an SD card reader on the motherboard and let OEMs/end users integrate a system of their choice? In their approach, the system is not getting any security fixes. Potentially, the built in browser can be owned by simply visiting a web site. There is no way to install even a single extra application. Sounds like this has more to do with marketing than technology.

  2. Re:Out of curiosity... by PC+and+Sony+Fanboy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I switch to linux every month or so.
    But I get fed up.
    Then I promptly switch back to whatever OS I feel like installing.
    Then I get fed up again.
    And I think 'Oh, someone on slashdot said that this is the time to switch to linux! I should try it AGAIN!'...
    then I switch to linux.
    Until I get fed up...

  3. Re:Out of curiosity... by StarkRG · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wonder how long before Microsoft start shipping an embedded Windows version.... Probably as soon as they can get vista to fit in 1gb of flash memory, make it boot instantly, be cheap, and not be a POS...

    It's one thing to have your OS die and you've got to reboot. It's another if your motherboard dies and you've got to buy another.
  4. Re:Still don't see the point of burning it into RO by WolfWithoutAClause · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I love, love, love the idea of a RO OS!!!

    Currently if I go to my banking site, I have no idea whether my system is currently owned, and some keystroke logger is busy sending off my bank passcode to somebody who is going to empty my account.

    With a RO OS, I can reboot, and I'm much more likely to be able to complete the transaction without it being subverted.

    --

    -WolfWithoutAClause

    "Gravity is only a theory, not a fact!"