They ARE on the frontpage, just look in the 'for home' menu: under laptops and mini's, you'll get a page with a column, mini's and when you click on the mini 9 listed their you'll go to a page which says: you can get it with Windows or Ubuntu.
It may not say: 'Get your Ubuntu here !' on the frontpage, but it doesn't say 'get your Windows here !' either.
Well, some embeddded version of Windows which has no applications available. But pretty much all Open Source applications that run on x86 Linux are available on ARM. Just take a look at the Debian repository. Even Ubuntu will have an ARM-port for their next release.
First of all, these devices have some limited capabilities, that means their is a certain set/type of programs you'd expect them to run, specifically mostly a browser, an e-mail program, some light Office work maybe.
And pretty much all applications in Debian (and soon Ubuntu) are able to run on ARM/Linux. Only other thing you might want is Flash on these devices to possible watch some video's in webpages.
And their has been an ARM-build of Flash for years (look at Nokia N810 for example).
Their has been an ARM-build of Flash for years, just look at Nokia N810 for example. But you have to remember these devices are meant for surfing the web, maybe some e-mail, some light office work, etc. So Flash is the only proprietary you'll probably need. Which is already available.
I guess this is why this has such appeal to Linux-users. These devices do just that, run a Linux-distribution on a smaller device, the same way like they run on the bigger desktop-machines.
Drivers should be much less of an issue, because Linux is the gonna be the primary platform for these kinds of devices. The only binary-only you'd want to install is probably Flash which has had an ARM-build for years.
Their are a lot of people who would like to: "get as filthy rich as possible" and fail completely because they also don't know jack about it and don't want to put in any effort.
And their are people: "working in an industry they enjoy" and do really well (maybe even filthy rich), because they do put in the effort and actually do know their shit.
Atleast that is what happends most of the time, if you ask me.
You know what the problem is with that, we don't really know. They bought it for 106.5 milion I believe. You know, if Google wanted to use the On2 software, they had to pay On2 3000 per server per year. And Google has a lot of servers and they intend do video for many years (106.5 mil devided by 3000 for 3 years is 10000 servers) So maybe they thought it's easier to just buy them, they get some cool tech and smart people, which they can probably put to good use.
Actually, most people would like to see a browser without the need for plugins, so no Flash, no Silverlight/Mono. Just the browser doing all in a way that the page around it can actually interact with it properly. So you can rotate video's and take snapshots and apply filters for the blind. Or have proper hinting about what it is (an object-tag placed by a javscript on the page isn't very clear to a screen reader in comparison to a video-tag) and control by the blind, because the browser has control of the video.
The video/audio tags have NOT been removed, their just wasn't a consensus on what codecs should be used, thus their is nothing specified about the codecs in the specs. You know what, that's exactly the same as for example the image-tag.
As much as I hate people browser sniffing, I do however think Opera has the easiest way to do so: if (window.opera) {}; I guess they needed to add it, as it came with a browser-string-selection-menu-item.
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Their is a pretty big chance that will happen, Ubuntu will have an ARM-port with their next release (Karmic Koala).
They ARE on the frontpage, just look in the 'for home' menu: under laptops and mini's, you'll get a page with a column, mini's and when you click on the mini 9 listed their you'll go to a page which says: you can get it with Windows or Ubuntu.
It may not say: 'Get your Ubuntu here !' on the frontpage, but it doesn't say 'get your Windows here !' either.
Microsoft isn't a supplier of Dell ? Interresting, I wonder how they get all those 'legal' windows licenses.
Well, some embeddded version of Windows which has no applications available. But pretty much all Open Source applications that run on x86 Linux are available on ARM. Just take a look at the Debian repository. Even Ubuntu will have an ARM-port for their next release.
Just have a look at what for example the Touchbook has to offer:
http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Always-Innovating-Touch-Book/
That's definitly some else then just a small laptop.
First of all, these devices have some limited capabilities, that means their is a certain set/type of programs you'd expect them to run, specifically mostly a browser, an e-mail program, some light Office work maybe.
And pretty much all applications in Debian (and soon Ubuntu) are able to run on ARM/Linux. Only other thing you might want is Flash on these devices to possible watch some video's in webpages.
And their has been an ARM-build of Flash for years (look at Nokia N810 for example).
That's why it was possible for Ubuntu to say, our next release will have an ARM-port as well, which they are doing now.
Ubuntu, which Dell already ships for x86 also has an ARM-port for their upcoming release
Or maybe because Ubuntu's next release will have an ARM-release and they already ship Ubuntu.
Could be, could also be because Ubuntu's next release will have an ARM-release and they already ship Ubuntu.
Their has been an ARM-build of Flash for years, just look at Nokia N810 for example. But you have to remember these devices are meant for surfing the web, maybe some e-mail, some light office work, etc. So Flash is the only proprietary you'll probably need. Which is already available.
I guess this is why this has such appeal to Linux-users. These devices do just that, run a Linux-distribution on a smaller device, the same way like they run on the bigger desktop-machines.
Drivers should be much less of an issue, because Linux is the gonna be the primary platform for these kinds of devices. The only binary-only you'd want to install is probably Flash which has had an ARM-build for years.
Why not ? Their has been a version of Flash for Linux on ARM for years already (see Nokia N810 for example).
Luckily it's provbably the only non-opensource-program you'd want to install on such a device anyway.
Ubuntu will have an ARM-architecture for their new release: Karmic Koala, scheduled for release in October 2009
Ubuntu will have an ARM-architecture for their new release: Karmic Koala
Their has been Flash on ARM for years, I'm sure Ubuntu talked to Adobe about having a good version for Ubuntu on ARM.
Actually, Flash is usually one of the very few, possible even the only one, non-Open Source-program you'd want to install on such a device.
It is because their doesn't seem to be anyone interrested in funding: bigger, faster, further, better
Maybe more efficient, but not radically different.
I think it's a bit different.
Their are a lot of people who would like to: "get as filthy rich as possible" and fail completely because they also don't know jack about it and don't want to put in any effort.
And their are people: "working in an industry they enjoy" and do really well (maybe even filthy rich), because they do put in the effort and actually do know their shit.
Atleast that is what happends most of the time, if you ask me.
That's why I hate browser sniffing, you are not supposed to do it. I knew that. :-)
You know what the problem is with that, we don't really know. They bought it for 106.5 milion I believe. You know, if Google wanted to use the On2 software, they had to pay On2 3000 per server per year. And Google has a lot of servers and they intend do video for many years (106.5 mil devided by 3000 for 3 years is 10000 servers) So maybe they thought it's easier to just buy them, they get some cool tech and smart people, which they can probably put to good use.
Maybe I'm totally off.
Actually, most people would like to see a browser without the need for plugins, so no Flash, no Silverlight/Mono. Just the browser doing all in a way that the page around it can actually interact with it properly. So you can rotate video's and take snapshots and apply filters for the blind. Or have proper hinting about what it is (an object-tag placed by a javscript on the page isn't very clear to a screen reader in comparison to a video-tag) and control by the blind, because the browser has control of the video.
The video/audio tags have NOT been removed, their just wasn't a consensus on what codecs should be used, thus their is nothing specified about the codecs in the specs. You know what, that's exactly the same as for example the image-tag.
As much as I hate people browser sniffing, I do however think Opera has the easiest way to do so: if (window.opera) {}; I guess they needed to add it, as it came with a browser-string-selection-menu-item.
Their just isn't a recommendation about what codecs should be supported in the spec.
If it's a bridge, what MAC-address changed ? The MAC-address of the gateway is stil the same as before. Bridge is not proxy-arp.