What are you trying to do? Definitely affects the answer to your question. On May 10, 2014 6:31 PM, "David Farning" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey all, > > I am pretty new to the Beaglebone so I might have my facts a bit off. > I am trying to determining the most appropriate OS for my use. > > -- Angstrom -- > Pros. > 1. Very lean embedded OS. > 2. Much of the existing documentation and tutorials are based on angstrom. > > Cons. > 1. Steeper learning curve because is different than a normal linux system. > 2. Smaller user base so less polished than other OS's. > > -- Debian -- > Pros. > 1. Based on a standard linux OS so the knowledge transfer is high. > 2. Large body of well tested packages. > > Cons. > 1. Heavier. Less optimized for low memory systems. > 2. New. Less tested and less documentation. > > Then the second decision is between the official Debian on Beaglebone > release and Robert's release. > > --Official release-- > 1. More complete system. > 2. Will become the default OS. > > --Robert's-- > 1. Leaner release. > 2. Is the 'base' for the official release. > > Is my understanding correct? Are there other factors I am missing? > > thanks > David > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
