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

Shuttle's KPC computer will run Foresignt Linux

Posted Mar 6, 2008 10:16 UTC (Thu) by Cato (subscriber, #7643)
Parent article: Shuttle's KPC computer will run Foresignt Linux

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.

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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it shipped a pretty outdated desktop (KDE 3.4.x).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.