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    Will Linux Ubuntu be preloaded?

    I think its safe to say then that everyone agrees. The default OS should be something simple that Just Works, and there should be an alternative offered by someone which offers a full range of features while not being a complete install of an OS as bloated as full Ubuntu (or Xubuntu for that...
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    OSX on Pandora

    Alright you've got me on a technicality. Replace Mach with Mach-descendant. Until recently it was still largely referred to as "Mach" despite Apple changing its documented named to XNU. So, Apple's XNU based on Mach has been ported to ARM. My point still stands, an interesting fact but not...
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    OSX on Pandora

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_(kernel)#Operating_systems_and_kernels_based_on_Mach
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    OSX on Pandora

    iPhone OS runs a real Mach kernel, so yes, OS X actually has been "ported" for ARM. Thus there is a small chance Darwin could run, if enough of the modifications to the source have been posted. But um, that's just Darwin. Linux does a better job at being a terminal-only OS :P So yes, to be...
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    Will Linux Ubuntu be preloaded?

    Also if everyone does go with E17, please make sure the package manager has the packages in there for another window manager. I will despise that pretty-over-function desktop environment until the day I die. No offense to anyone who uses it of course, its your preference that matters to you.
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    Will Linux Ubuntu be preloaded?

    +1 I'd really like to see an XFCE desktop of some sort, but that should be for people who want it, as not everyone needs it. I should also mention that most people here think that Ubuntu or a similar "heavy" Linux would only be for newbies. Read my post here (not pimping my blog, that's what...
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    Will Linux Ubuntu be preloaded?

    I might have to give it a try, but from the looks of it its missing the tiny bit of bloat that XFCE has which gives it the polish of a fully featured system, rather than a throwback to 90s Unix. I've used Openbox and various panel hybrids, as well as straight Fluxbox for a number of years before...
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    Will Linux Ubuntu be preloaded?

    Well one nice thing about XFCE is that its not that hard to integrate alternative utilities. I never liked Thunar myself, who says we need to use it? I agree that gmenu integration would be great, but at the same time I'd like to have a full window manager that feels like a real computer. I'm...
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    Will Linux Ubuntu be preloaded?

    Well you know one of the wonders of Linux is choice. Why not setup XFCE as the default window manager but also install Openbox by default? Openbox is very small, and our real limitations are RAM and processing power, not storage space (a rather complete Linux install easily fits on as small as a...
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    Will Linux Ubuntu be preloaded?

    Uboxtu? Hey at least it gets a Box reference in there :P
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    Open Office? Azerty?

    Sure you could edit text on it. The keyboard isn't the greatest but it would work. Open Office is a little heavy but it's possible that a Linux OS on Pandora could handle it. Also, given that the Pandora is connected to the internet and supports flash drives, you shouldn't have any problems...
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    Will Linux Ubuntu be preloaded?

    Um, out of all the named distros, Debian has the largest package base. For that matter, Debian and some of its decendents (ie: Ubuntu) are some of the only Linux distros to have ARM packages prebuilt *at all*. Nokia has recently helped with a big push towards building every package in Ubuntu for...
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    Will Linux Ubuntu be preloaded?

    Personally I'd like to see us stick with XFCE as a window manager and apt as the package manager. Why? Well one of the best ARM Linux ports out there is Debian/Ubuntu, which is apt based. Plus apt just rocks. Secondly, XFCE rules at being very very low resources while still retaining a very user...
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    Pandora User Blog

    Hey guys, I created a little user blog where I plan to provide my insights into the community, talk about some cool development ideas, etc. I've just got a few preliminary posts replicating the information that was on openpandora.org in order to provide everyone with information while the site...
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