Comments on: Upcoming Emtec GDium ultraportable will run Mandriva Linux

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:41:55 +0000

I don't think we need one standard Linux distro for notebooks, but manufactures should stay with major, well supported distros like ubuntu, mint, opensuse, fedora, mandriva etc…

These are usually polished ans supported enough so that new users don't get lost too much.

By: netbsd

netbsd — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:07:54 +0000

I assume you can boot from USB, SD1 or SD2 on the Acer subnotebook as well, so in this regard the Gdium is hardly special.

What's special is Emtec wants you to pay more for less.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:41:55 +0000

I don't think we need one standard Linux distro for notebooks, but manufactures should stay with major, well supported distros like ubuntu, mint, opensuse, fedora, mandriva etc…

These are usually polished ans supported enough so that new users don't get lost too much.

By: netbsd

netbsd — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:07:54 +0000

I assume you can boot from USB, SD1 or SD2 on the Acer subnotebook as well, so in this regard the Gdium is hardly special.

What's special is Emtec wants you to pay more for less.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:41:55 +0000

I don’t think we need one standard Linux distro for notebooks, but manufactures should stay with major, well supported distros like ubuntu, mint, opensuse, fedora, mandriva etc…

These are usually polished ans supported enough so that new users don’t get lost too much.

By: netbsd

netbsd — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:07:54 +0000

I assume you can boot from USB, SD1 or SD2 on the Acer subnotebook as well, so in this regard the Gdium is hardly special.

What’s special is Emtec wants you to pay more for less.

By: Levi Littvay

Levi Littvay — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:29:28 +0000

As long as these netbook Linuxes remain well supported (firefox is updated, skype is updated, etc.) it doesn't matter. The way I see the netbook market is that there are three kinds of people:

1, Who will use Windows
2, Who will use whatever comes on the system
3, Who will customize the Linux to their needs.

1 and 3, matters not. 2 will be fine no matter who packaged their system as long as it remains supported. (I do have some concerns that it won't stay supported past a year or so.) Unfortunately people who need more services will switch to Windows or are Linux pros who will do it them selves for them selves...

I would love to see enough people in category 2 to create competition between the systems. Who can offer more? Package more/better software that you choose to install.