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Using GNOME on a Small Screen (OS News)
OS News takes
a look at the Aspire One, originally with Linpus Linux. "Last
week, we reviewed the Aspire One, Acer's entry into the netbook market. The
small but powerful device comes preloaded with either Linux or Windows XP,
and we reviewed the Linux version. Even though most people will never need
to go beyond the default Linpus Linux offering on the One, more advanced
users will quickly hit the wall Acer set up: it has more or less completely
locked down the Xfce 4.2.2 installation on the One. This bothered me - this
is a powerful machine, so I want a powerful operating system. I went for
Ubuntu 8.04.1 - read on for a few thoughts on how well GNOME's user
interface fares on a small-screen device such as the One."
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Stupid Posted Aug 24, 2008 23:39 UTC (Sun) by ldo (subscriber, #40946) [Link]
It's a shame they locked it down. Why make it hard for your customers? They should have learned that lesson from the Asus Eee: by all means put the easy-to-use layer on top, but don't go out of your way to try to stop users from bypassing it. That way you get the best of both worlds: a friendly, approachable appliance for the non-computer-savvy, yet an eminently versatile, hackable little beastie for those who want to look at it that way.
Using GNOME on a Small Screen (OS News) Posted Aug 26, 2008 9:30 UTC (Tue) by knan (subscriber, #3940) [Link]
Bah. Not all that locked down. Awkward, yes.
A kernel with source would be good, however. I'm having trouble finding that.
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