Anything "can smoke" anything else if you eliminate the GUI. Do you ever have something positive to say without being negative afterwards? On Jun 7, 2013, at 23:25, Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> wrote: > It sounds great except for the inclusion of Ubuntu. This is a double-whammy. First, there is the user-unfriendly Unity interface. Second, I'm not sure 1 GB of memory is enough for Ubuntu, as it's now as heavy as Windows 7 or Windows Vista. Debian with 256 MB of memory (the Raspberry Pi setup) can smoke Ubuntu with 1 GB of memory. > > If this $99 supercomputer came with something lighter, it would be a sure winner. Linux Mint Debian Edition, Snowlinux 4 Glacier, antiX Linux, and Puppy Linux prove that a polished user-friendly interface doesn't require the bloat of Ubuntu. > > On Fri, 7 Jun 2013 23:06:09 -0500 (CDT) > Mike Miller <mbmiller+l at gmail.com> wrote: > >> What do you think of this?... >> >> >> http://www.geek.com/chips/a-99-linux-supercomputer-has-been-built-will-ship-this-summer-1552343/ > -- > Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list