On 29/02/12 17:52, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > On 29 February 2012 17:41, Andy Braben <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > On 29 February 2012 17:27, john beddard <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > This the breakthrough we needed ! > > > http://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=raspberrypi&cm_mmc=UK-PPC-0212-_-02_Raspberry_PI-_-Raspberry_PI-_-Raspberry_Pi > > <http://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=raspberrypi&cm_mmc=UK-PPC-0212-_-02_Raspberry_PI-_-Raspberry_PI-_-Raspberry_Pi> > > > says Fedora > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17190334 > > says Debian. > > I doubt if they have a full standard install of either operating > system. > -- > > > > The Fedora build is a desktop build (called a remix, so probably not > with all the bangs and whistles of the out of the box DVD distro) and > fits on a 2Gb SD card. The Debian build is, I believe, more server > oriented, but that's Debian generally is. XFCE will run happily in > 256Mb of RAM and there are other small GUIs with the same kind of > footprint/ > > s/ > -- > Twitter: @sfgreenwood > "more of a stain than a globule" > > > Yes, but at least its going to popularise Linux in the school environment. Along with making coding fun. It will almost certainly not be a full standard install of either Fedora or Debian. However it presents a breakthrough that can be built on.
John
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