Parabola is a rolling release with up to date packages ... what do you mean by "I don't find Parabola that active" ??
Omar Radwan <[email protected]> writes: >>A simple Parabola / ARM port should >open the doors of Free Internet of >>Things > > I don't find parabola that active. I think that Trisquel is more active and > would be more appropriate for an ARM port. Or you could just fork Debian or > Fedora on ARM > On Dec 15, 2014 8:36 AM, "Aurélien DESBRIÈRES" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Omar Radwan <[email protected]> writes: >> >> >> >> >> Yes and most of that stuff from smartphone to internet of things and >> >> robotics run on ARM architecture ... One of the reason FS need fully >> >> free distro on that port. >> >> >> >> One of the reason why Parabola is trying to port it ... >> > >> > I think ARM is one of the most open architectures. Mainly because anyone >> > can an ARM processor, given that he has the right equipment and >> resources. >> > Well, you have to get a license from ARM holdings. But much better than >> the >> > x86 market. Only 2 companies are allowed produce x86 processors: amd and >> > Intel, and Intel is almost a monopoly in the market. Its the giant. The >> FSF >> > should have encouraged ARM architecture since the beginning. >> >> FSF does its best, maybe as you says they "should have encouraged ARM >> architecture" >> >> But the need of free distro is also important to do the job. >> >> We have now free distro like Trisquel, gNewSense and Parabola that are >> stable enough to support that sort of project technically, but, as RMS >> told me one day approximatively like that (and he was right) :: idea are >> great but who will do the hack? >> >> And that point is really right, at this time we are doing our best in >> that way, but we need hackers and material to realize that. >> >> Some have already BeagleBone Black, but hackers ... we need more >> hackers! >> >> So if you or anybody here want to realease an ARM port ASAP our servers >> and stuff are available to won that challenge! >> >> A simple Parabola / ARM port should open the doors of Free Internet of >> Things >> >> A Parabola / ARM port + a Free ROS open the doors of Free Robotics. >> >> Hackers of the World, unit! >> >> <#secure method=pgpmime mode=sign> >> >> -- >> Aurelien Desbrieres >> http://www.hackers.camp >> <#secure method=pgpmime mode=sign> -- Aurelien Desbrieres http://www.hackers.camp
