SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS Archives

August 2009

SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS@LISTSERV.FNAL.GOV
Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
Re: Netbook for Scientific Linux
From:
Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:30:08 -0700
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (17 lines) 
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Jon
Peatfield<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> As with all laptops I'd be very dubious about it working with SL (or RHEL or
> any other 'enterprise' linux distribution).  These distributions are aimed
> at stability and hence are somewhat conservative about having the 'latest'
> versions of software.  Our experience with all kinds of laptops (including
> various netbooks), is that to support the graphics chipsets and things like
> the networking and wireless you are often better off with a 'leading edge'
> distribution - such as Fedora or Ubuntu.

Yes, but this blog by Dag Wieers will amaze/surprise many people:

http://dag.wieers.com/blog/centos-based-livecd-at-froscon

Akemi

ATOM RSS1 RSS2