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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Grant Sewell wrote: > On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:15:25 +0000 > Alan Pope wrote: > >> 2009/1/25 tom <tombrough@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >>> Although I'm not here to promote CnM, I think what I am trying to >>> say is that the CnM minibook IS a step away from the x86 >>> monoculture and have taken on board the spirit as well as the >>> letter of GPL. >>> >> That's not what I'd heard from people who worked with them. As I >> understood it CnM were not very forthcoming with the build environment >> to make is possible for others to reflash the device. This may of >> course have changed since the last time I spoke to them (October). >> >> For endusers there will be two (admittedly proprietary) issues with >> this device. The fact that it doesn't run Flash or Skype. Whilst I >> appreciate that freedom lovers will not be bothered by this, the fact >> is that your average joe in the street _does_ feel the need to use >> this stuff. If it's not available they'll take it back and possibly >> even blame Linux for having "no flash or skype" support, when in fact >> it does. >> >> Cheers, >> Al. > > Cheers Al, that's *exactly* what I was trying to say. :) > > I understand that it's not fault of CnM that there isn't a MIPS version > of Flash or Skype, but the *average person* will not necessarily be > aware of this and place blame appropriately at Adobe/Skype. And yes, I > am aware of there being a Gnash (or whatever it's called) and that > there are a myriad of other IM tools and VOIP clients, but Skype is a > well known brand that *average people* may already know. > > Grant. > FYI For Source Code: http://194.150.201.35/cnmlifestyle/sourcecode.htm For Applications Patches, enhancements (Including Flash Player (quality unknown)): http://194.150.201.35/cnmlifestyle/cnmbookdownloads.htm No more to say really Tom. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkl81+8ACgkQBX2gJWUv0ivLTgCfR4gz/cGzwukluUgSOcpZuDLd 3l4AnRDpzHcxztbU4BUFun0r5PU766wo =uRWz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html