Re: Cyrix Detection -- NO SMP, please ?????

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 14:40:43 +0000 (GMT)


> 2. Most (if not all) i386-based embedded systems are not powerfull enough to
> use modern full-blown distribution with GNOME (KDE) based desktop...

Not neccessarily. Gnome sits on Gtk sits on Gdk sits on X11. Gtk does not have
to sit on X11.

> 4. You'll not use standard distribution for embedded systems -- some
> components could be borowed (like GNOME for powerfull systems :-), but
> precompiled KERNEL from standard distribution ? You are joking...

The linux router project is a good guide to the difference in style.

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