The article doesn't state that these new systems won't be hackable in the l33t h4x0r d00d sense. It's about closed systems, where you can't change your configuration like you can today (only through expansion ports e.g. for memory etc.).
If this means better compatibility (no more hardware conflicts, missing drivers and so on) and better performance through unified memory for example, then I'm all for it. But what happens to those obsolete boxen in the future after you bought yourself a new one? Dump it? At least you can 'recycle' todays systems.
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I think that's the whole point of REsearch, isn't it?
The article doesn't state that these new systems won't be hackable in the l33t h4x0r d00d sense. It's about closed systems, where you can't change your configuration like you can today (only through expansion ports e.g. for memory etc.).
If this means better compatibility (no more hardware conflicts, missing drivers and so on) and better performance through unified memory for example, then I'm all for it. But what happens to those obsolete boxen in the future after you bought yourself a new one? Dump it? At least you can 'recycle' todays systems.
There is an apt-get version, which handles rpms. Can't remember its location though.
You can use Alien to the conversion between the different package formats.