>From the developer, http://www.raspbmc.com/2012/02/everything-about-raspbmc-and-its-developer/
I have some experience with developing for bespoke platforms (bespoke in > the sense of a global hardware configuration), which I gained through the > Apple TV. I built my own distribution, Crystalbuntu, bringing 1080p24 > decoding to the first-generation device and offering new features such as > PVR, AirPlay, AirTunes, USB auto-mounting, the list goes on. * I started > work on Crystalbuntu when I was 16. Tomorrow, I’m 18, and I’ve only learnt > more.* > AWESOME! I remember myself connecting the tape player to the Spectrum CPU when I was 14.. now teenagers work on their own multimedia distributions! Indeed, the educational objective of the Raspberry Pi board is on its way.. :) Gaël On 6 March 2012 10:18, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Not to mention the unfairness of comparing raw specs between two vastly > different processor architectures, let alone two pieces of technology with > vastly different goals. > > In the beginning of electronic computing, we had huge radio valve-driven > heat monsters crunching numbers for governments and institutes of > technology. When individual people got to work on computers (students, some > professions) it was along with dozens of other people, working on the same > mainframe computer using terminals connected with serial ports. Technology > marched on, and we got individual computers doing all the computing > locally. Individual computers became even stronger, even smaller, even > cheaper. Instead of having multiple users using a single mainframe, there > suddenly appeared projects using the distributed computing power of > personal computers (SETI@home and the like). From there it was a small > step to cloud computing and cloud storage. And now we have dual-core > processors in our pockets and no one uses them for anything but vengeful > avians and other nonsense. We could have our personal computer on our cell > phones, just plugging it into a standardised docking por t at a modern-age > internet café and instantly start working in our own computing environment > while charging our phone as an added bonus. The only reason this hasn't > happened yet is because companies such as Microsoft is pulling us backwards > with closed-source technology exclusive to a now practically obsolete > architecture. I complained about the x86 architecture being a hindrance to > modern development back in -99 already. Personal computing is dead; mobile > computing is the natural progression from here, especially if we > extrapolate from history. > > Curiously, the World Wide Web has developed in a similar fashion in > itself. Originally, there were "web portals" with information, and the few > personal pages available were hosted through a university or the > individual's ISP. Now we have tonnes of individual pages hosted > independently on either private hosting farms or co-located servers. We now > have decentralised file distribution through Bittorrent. Facebook did set > us back a bit, but with Diaspora social networking will too become > decentralised. It's hard to see into the future, but I'm guessing that in > the future, we host all our personal home pages in our pockets, off our > ever-connected statically-IPv6-assigned phones. > > Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I love how people online keep asking if the RaspberryPi can run Windows, the >> answer is always nope! A few people have been panning it's lack of >> horsepower making comparisons with the OLPC. Complaining that it does not >> come with a keyboard/mouse/monitor so isn't that cheap etc. Personally I >> think it is a neat bit of kit, and as a teaching tool for programming and >> hobbying looks perfect. Seems that a few others now exist as well such as >> the beagleboard. >> >> What interests me is the idea I saw some time back of running hundreds of >> ARM based servers using something like OpenStack to provide a >> low-cost,low-power clound/cluster/vm etc. >> >> It looks like someone is working on a XBMC build for the Pi >> http://www.raspbmc.com/ >> >> >> Simon Vass >> Managing Director >> E-Tech Uganda Ltd >> >> http://www.etech.ug >> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >> >> email: [email protected] >> skype: e-techservicedesk >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: [email protected] >> >> To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, 6 March, 2012 10:57:17 AM >> Subject: Re: [LUG] Ubuntu launches TV >> >> >> True, true. Ubuntu on a TV set is an interesting thought, although Ubuntu on >> smartphones appeal more to me. >> >> Are there any TV sets capable of running Ubuntu today? Many—if not >> most—"smart" TVs do run some kind of Linux today, so reflashing with a >> different distro isn't too unfeasible. In theory. >> >> I suppose one could effectively "build" a Ubuntu TV by opening up a regular >> TV and find a way to mount a Raspberry Pi or similar inside. It would still >> require some firmware modifications if one is adamant about the system being >> absolutely seamless in >> operation, but still a totally possible thing to do. >> >> >> Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> But what is not OT is http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/tv >> >> >> >> Simon Vass >> Managing Director >> E-Tech Uganda Ltd >> >> http://www.etech.ug >> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 >> >> email: [email protected] >> skype: e-techservicedesk >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kyle Spencer" <[email protected]> >> >> To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, 6 March, 2012 10:43:35 AM >> Subject: Re: [LUG] Apple launches TV >> >> >> This is pretty off-topic. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:17 AM, Grace T < [email protected] > wrote: >> >> >> Apple is set to release a new product soon (Google is not my friend >> especially when am u >> sing a >> dumb android ) >> >> Speculators ha >> ve >> pointed to an ipad 3, iPhone 5 >> >> My money is on Apple tv (and I stand to lose $50 - but after learning a few >> things from wall street I did hedge my bet with a game of billiards, and >> golf - where my chances of losing are close to nil) >> >> Ofcourse I might be wrong ( like on Saturday when I lost $80 to a fake >> arsenal team) >> >> >> >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] >> >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] / >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is >> generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug / >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). 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