I also have a Nokia Communicator 9110 and use VMware to run the supplied suite of tools. It works well, but is no substitute for running Linux.
Porting Linux shouldn't be too much work, since the 9110 houses an AMD 486 processor. 4 Mb of memory is used to run Geoworks, while the other 4 Mb is user space, which is subdivided between program and data space. That theoretically gives you 2 Mb in which to boot and run Linux and 2 Mb in which to store it.
If you have a memory card, you could store Linux there and save the data space for your own files.
I have no idea if anyone's working on a port for the 9110, but it would be a very welcome thing to have.
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I'm sure there will be PFY positions going at some stage, but until I actually arrive and take up office, I've no way of knowing exactly what will be needed. I like your attitude, though:-)
Send the company your CV or get back in touch in mid-August.
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That's surprising.
Here in The Netherlands, SuSE is very strong, due in part to their support of ISDN out of the box. Red Hat has missed an opportunity on that score, as ISDN is really big here and in Germany.
Having said that, it's still Red Hat that you see most often in Dutch bookshops, even since the price hike of 6.0. The company's high profile is working very well for them.
I agree with you on the proprietary nature of SuSE. I realise that they probably only did that to stop all the cheap clones appearing the way they have with RH, but I still can't agree with it. That freedom is one of the fundamentals of using Linux and one of Red Hat's many strengths.
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I'll be joining Red Hat in Guildford, UK in August as sysadmin. I can't wait to get started, as working there is sure to be a blast. It's just a shame it's in England, as I live in Amsterdam right now.
No doubt this press release will fan the flames and lead to even more knee jerk cries that Red Hat is the next Microsoft, but that's certainly not the way I see it.
This is seriously good news for the whole Linux population and I think we should all be pleased that a world class company like Red Hat is raising its profile like this.
This kind of localised support is just what many companies need before they can feel secure enough to risk migrating their services to Linux. As such, Red Hat's new offices will lead to much wider acceptance and deployment of Linux.
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True. Plural usage of a company name is correct in British English.
I also have a Nokia Communicator 9110 and use VMware to run the supplied suite of tools. It works well, but is no substitute for running Linux.
Porting Linux shouldn't be too much work, since the 9110 houses an AMD 486 processor. 4 Mb of memory is used to run Geoworks, while the other 4 Mb is user space, which is subdivided between program and data space. That theoretically gives you 2 Mb in which to boot and run Linux and 2 Mb in which to store it.
If you have a memory card, you could store Linux there and save the data space for your own files.
I have no idea if anyone's working on a port for the 9110, but it would be a very welcome thing to have.
I'm sure there will be PFY positions going at some stage, but until I actually arrive and take up office, I've no way of knowing exactly what will be needed. I like your attitude, though :-)
Send the company your CV or get back in touch in mid-August.
That's surprising.
Here in The Netherlands, SuSE is very strong, due in part to their support of ISDN out of the box. Red Hat has missed an opportunity on that score, as ISDN is really big here and in Germany.
Having said that, it's still Red Hat that you see most often in Dutch bookshops, even since the price hike of 6.0. The company's high profile is working very well for them.
I agree with you on the proprietary nature of SuSE. I realise that they probably only did that to stop all the cheap clones appearing the way they have with RH, but I still can't agree with it. That freedom is one of the fundamentals of using Linux and one of Red Hat's many strengths.
I'll be joining Red Hat in Guildford, UK in August as sysadmin. I can't wait to get started, as working there is sure to be a blast. It's just a shame it's in England, as I live in Amsterdam right now.
No doubt this press release will fan the flames and lead to even more knee jerk cries that Red Hat is the next Microsoft, but that's certainly not the way I see it.
This is seriously good news for the whole Linux population and I think we should all be pleased that a world class company like Red Hat is raising its profile like this.
This kind of localised support is just what many companies need before they can feel secure enough to risk migrating their services to Linux. As such, Red Hat's new offices will lead to much wider acceptance and deployment of Linux.