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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. -- 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