Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:25:27 +0200 From: "C. P. Ghost" <cpghost@cordula.ws> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2020: Will BSD and Linux be relevant anymore? Message-ID: <CADGWnjWg2E3WRBhOKY0vxkz5H%2B2qvDgfyO9L0SvdaEdAMk=Gpg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110721165801.GC69370@guilt.hydra> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1107190736560.27391@gwdu60.gwdg.de> <CAGy-%2Bi_phtNbTh7SHhockqTuGrv%2Bd2ZLn0_6A9aKEySYO0MgTw@mail.gmail.com> <375e5bcac1acd4b781ef97bd1718e689.squirrel@www.magehandbook.com> <CAGy-%2Bi_aS4U_yUSLcesjyeCj2PBOL4A=UzXvYYKF1SqujN5vsg@mail.gmail.com> <D1A05C81F0C50B3453441AAB@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> <20110721161356.GI5129@think.gnix.co.uk> <20110721165801.GC69370@guilt.hydra>
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On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 05:13:56PM +0100, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: >> >> Also, due to the nature of the course-work I absolutely could not work >> with anything other than UNIX and so I have to select my hardware >> around my choice of OS which of course is FreeBSD. > > This is a bigger deal than people might realize. =A0If Android actually > exposed more of the Linux underpinnings it might be somewhat useful to > me, but as it stands it is essentially just a toy. =A0Unless and until I > get a full-power OS (preferably a real BSD Unix) on a tablet, no amount > of peripherals, ubiquitous network connection, and internal power will > make up for the simple fact it's just a damned toy. Full ack! I was considering buying one of those new ARM-based ASUS tablets (1) to do some ARM assembly programming. Of course, I'd have liked to replace Android with FreeBSD/arm or another BSD (or even Linux), but I'm not sure it can be done already. So I'm holding off, because I don't need a toy, I need a fully working OS on that thing, an OS with a full suite of compilers etc... (1): http://www.amazon.com/Transformer-TF101-A1-10-1-Inch-Tablet-Computer/d= p/B004U78J1G > Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] -cpghost. --=20 Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
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