Thanks for the follow up info... I don't have a particular project in mind. Just trying to stay one step ahead of the local robotics team :)
On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 9:49 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > Debian has probably been around longer than 99% of the other distro's out > there. Angstrom in fact is based on another distro, that was based off of > Debian. > > Debian also has loads of documentation out there on the Web. However, some > of the documentation on the web is outdated, or based on older versions. So > in this respect, the user must understand this and sometimes sift through > information. > > Robert Nelson's "release" *is* Debian( there is also Ubuntu, but any distro > should be able to use the same kernel ). From what I understand is a stock > armhf root file system, and a custom kernel. Otherwise it *is* plain ole > Debian. Which means any documentation you find on the web should work so > long as there are no ARCH specific issues to contend with. Also as far as I > know Robert's release *is* the official release where the BBB is concerned. > Previously Angstrom was the official release Which I am not sure if Robert > had a hand in creating or not.. > > Also, for what it is worth, Robert's bare file system scripts create a > Debian file system that is as small as ~75MB. Which is to say, is not > necessarily the smallest, but is pretty darned small. Then of course the > more you want in applications / tool, the larger the file system grows. > > > On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 5:57 PM, Philip Polstra <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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. > > > -- > 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.
