ipod running Linux
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- eyoto
real nerds choose apple.
- sp0
Nice. Makes me almost want to spend that much on one.
- eyoto0
You're paying for design. It's like the difference between buying a piece of italian furniture or buying ikea.
- sp0
In that instance, you're partially correct - you are paying for a name, not design.
I like iPods. They're pretty swank looking. But I can't justify spending that much on a frivolous toy. Not when I could use the same cash to buy a new hard drive for my workstation or something like that.
:)
- eyoto0
nope sp i'm not paying for a name i dont really identifiy myself with the apple brand. And i hate 80% of their industrial design. The ipod is the exception. So specifically i'm paying for the design not the brand.
- vena0
why did he port linux to the ipod again?
- mitsu0
cause he's one of these:
- monokrom0
ipod design?
It looks like an old thermostat.
- eyoto0
so does your web site.
visually it embodies the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
If your not a kubrick fan than your opinion doesnt matter.
- monokrom0
etoto you crack me up
thank you for bringing a smile to my face on a snowy dayenjoy your thermostat
- sp0
Because, vena, the world cries out to be completely Linux.
:)
In reality, there wasn't a reason to do this. Thinkgeek sells large capacity Jukeboxs that do exactly the same thing that an iPod does, and I believe they were around before the iPod. And those all run a scaled back Linux Kernel.
It really isn't a new concept, the iPod that is.
It's just because it has "Apple" stamped on it and mimics the design style of other Apple products that it gets so much attention.
- eyoto0
Bollocks!
Why put put lindows on a Walmart computer. Why put linux on a ibm concept watch. Why put a linux derivative in a cadallac stereo /gps system... i dunno. God bless the nerds with far too much time on their hands, and havent had a girlfriend...they are the only ones spinning the technological evolution of our species.
- vena0
also artists are poor.
- mitsu0
save the ones formerly known as prince.
- sp0
I trust Linux more than Windows in system critical instances. Linux isn't without it's bugs. Any serious Linux developer will tell you that there are problems with the OS, sure. But the fact remains it is more stable than Windows for some solutions.
Plus, being free and open-source means you won't get fucked in Licensing, and you can tune it fit your needs.
My office is planning on going completely Linux by 2005.
Good for me, cause they are paying for my RHCE.
:)
Right now, I am evaluating PeerCast (http://www.peercast.org) as a possible solution to broadcast streaming.
We shall see how it goes.