FYI: Followup thread started in the LC Linux forum. :) Dave C. (doc)
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> wrote: > Peter Alcibiades wrote: > >> Perhaps the thing that Linux can offer a developer which is unique is the >> ability to package an app into a turnkey appliance. Any sort of appliance >> running on general purpose minimalist hardware, and running something like >> Slitaz or a stripped down Debian version, and it will be fast, free and >> stable, and will look to the end user like an appliance. You need so >> little >> memory and disk that small solid state drives are quite usable. >> >> The difference getting away from bloatware makes is amazing. I am >> currently >> running Debian with xfce and lightdm on an old thinkpad, having banished >> gnome and kde and all of their works, and boot time is super fast and its >> super responsive. You can get even faster on even less hardware running >> slitaz. Worth a thought. > > > Indeed it is. I've been pricing components for a system to run specific > LiveCode apps, and with a modest Via C7 processor I have a parts list that > totals just US$170, with a 32 GB SSD. > > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World > LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com > Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com > LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode -- Best regards, David C. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode