Shuttle's KPC computer will run Foresignt Linux [LWN.net]

From:		"Paul Cutler" <pcutler-AT-foresightlinux.org>
To:		foresight-distro-AT-lists.rpath.org
Subject:		Shuttle choose Foresight for Shuttle's KPC
Date:		Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:40:04 -0600
Message-ID:		<4c4ad4df0803041140r62167d4fxa7a22a528ffb976e@mail.gmail.com>
Cc:		"Ladislav Bodnar" <distro-AT-distrowatch.com>, lwn-AT-lwn.net, desktoplinux-AT-ziffdavisenterprise.com, editors-AT-linux.com

>From http://us.shuttle.com/News.aspx:

Shuttle Teams with Foresight Linux on $199 KPC
City of Industry, CA., MArch 4, 2008

Shuttle today announced that the newly launched $199 KPC will feature
the Foresight Linux operating system. With an intuitive interface and
user focused design, Foresight does away with the need for users to be
familiar with Linux.

A host of the latest software is packaged with the operating system,
giving users convenient and enjoyable access to music, photos, videos,
documents, and the Internet. Even keeping up-to-date with the latest
features and fixes is a simple process with the user friendly update
button.

Foresight uses the revolutionary Conary(R) Package Manager developed
by rPath and distributed as Open Source software under the terms of
the Common Public License. With the Conary(R) Package Manager, the
system updates only the specific files in packages which need to be
updated so updating takes little time and bandwidth.

Shuttle's KPC includes many software packages already installed,
including the OpenOffice.org(R) office suite, the Firefox(R) web
browser, the Pidgin instant messenger, the Banshee music player, the
Totem movie player, the F-Spot photo organizer, and Compiz for 3D
desktop effects. For more details visit: http://us.shuttle.com/kpc

_________________________

Shuttle PR:  media@us.shuttle.com

Foresight PR:  press@foresightlinux.org

Paul Cutler
Foresight Linux

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Shuttle's KPC computer will run Foresignt Linux

Posted Mar 6, 2008 10:16 UTC (Thu) by Cato (subscriber, #7643) [Link]

Why on earth are they using a Linux distro nobody has heard of?  It's bizarre that Asus,
Everex and Shuttle are all using odd distros (Xandros, gOS and Foresight) rather than major
distros with a real user base and some name recognition - none of these appears on
Distrowatch's list of major distros at http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major

I don't think it's because they are contracting for support to bundle with these systems, as
I'm sure support is unbundled.

Shuttle's KPC computer will run Foresignt Linux

Posted Mar 6, 2008 18:01 UTC (Thu) by superstoned (subscriber, #33164) [Link]

It's probably because they (believe they) can have more influence on the 
direction such a project/distribution is taking?

Shuttle's KPC computer will run Foresignt Linux

Posted Mar 6, 2008 18:03 UTC (Thu) by superstoned (subscriber, #33164) [Link]

I must add I found it very odd to see Asus go with Xandros - esp because 
it shipped a pretty outdated desktop (KDE 3.4.x). Maybe Xandros has some 
big plans for KDE 4.x, but I don't see anything about that either. Maybe 
it's just politics and 'we know them' or something.