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by obarthelemy
Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:08 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Pi in the Sky - Cloud management?
Replies: 20
Views: 5295

Re: Pi in the Sky - Cloud management?

Ubuntu One seem to be fully open source ? There are ports to *BSD.
by obarthelemy
Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:32 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: ReactOS , not Windows !
Replies: 16
Views: 12726

Re: ReactOS , not Windows !

<t>That's the issue; ReactOS wants to be a Windows XP clone, ie let you run Windows software with ReactOS instead of Windows.<br/> That's a tall order because you've got to emulate 1,000s of Windows APIs and millions of lines of code that are not only closed-source but also protected IP.<br/> But si...
by obarthelemy
Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:19 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: ETA for for model B
Replies: 14
Views: 2830

Re: ETA for for model B

Oh, OK.. good thing too, then, though for a bit fewer people ^^
by obarthelemy
Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:09 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: ETA for for model B
Replies: 14
Views: 2830

Re: ETA for for model B

<r>My bad, sorry, I must have misunderstood Gert\'s post in that thread: <URL url="http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=456.17"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum?mingle ... c&t=456.17">http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&...
by obarthelemy
Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:38 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: ETA for for model B
Replies: 14
Views: 2830

Re: ETA for for model B

Or maybe Gert was just playing a joke on us ^^
by obarthelemy
Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:25 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: YOU SUCK: the venting thread
Replies: 948
Views: 183773

Re: YOU SUCK: the venting thread

A chocolate hot tub ! A dream come true !
Hugs to the tabby though.
by obarthelemy
Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:19 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: ReactOS , not Windows !
Replies: 16
Views: 12726

Re: ReactOS , not Windows !

<t>I think it's a nice project to work on as a developer, but I don't see the end result being very interesting for end users:<br/> - most Windows software is either proprietary, and x86 only; or it is open, and available on Linux too<br/> - porting a 2001 OS is nice. Using a 2011+ OS, nicer. I'd ev...
by obarthelemy
Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:33 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: ETA for for model B
Replies: 14
Views: 2830

Re: ETA for for model B

Correct that, the beta board have just arrived back at the foundation ^^
by obarthelemy
Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:32 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Break out board (GPIO, SPI, I2C, and UART)
Replies: 189
Views: 48508

Re: Break out board (GPIO, SPI, I2C, and UART)

I like the bomb dropped off-handedly as an afterthought ^^
by obarthelemy
Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:31 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: ETA for for model B
Replies: 14
Views: 2830

Re: ETA for for model B

<t>There have been a few surprise supplier delays, so the 100 beta boards are only being manufactured as we speak, which is a good week late. Next comes intense testing, and then real manufacture by 10,000 batches. The Q4 deadline for commercial availability may be missed, or barely made, especially...
by obarthelemy
Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:17 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Test boards for hackers
Replies: 10
Views: 2829

Re: Test boards for hackers

That's exactly what the early sales are about. Look for them at the end of the month or in january.
by obarthelemy
Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:54 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Yet another tiny ARM computer
Replies: 8
Views: 4328

Re: Yet another tiny ARM computer

Actually, eSata doesn't seem shared on the block diagram (bottom left) from http://www.linuxfordevices.com.....-and-1000/

Interesting for server uses.
by obarthelemy
Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:51 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: CuBox - 99 Euro
Replies: 1
Views: 1345

Re: CuBox - 99 Euro

Randomly closing this topic since there is an identical one here: http://www.raspberrypi.org/for.....stid-21499 ... head over there ^^
by obarthelemy
Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:50 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Yet another tiny ARM computer
Replies: 8
Views: 4328

Re: Yet another tiny ARM computer

<t>It seems like a bare implementation of the Marvell SoC. I wouldn't be too worried about software, they don't seem to have added anything proprietary... actually, they don't seem to have added *anything* to the SoC.<br/> It's tempting @ 99€. They hammer on the shipping though, 30€ to France. I got...
by obarthelemy
Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:01 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Truly Noob OS Question
Replies: 37
Views: 6435

Re: Truly Noob OS Question

<t>I would argue than Linux\'s auto-update is better than Window\'s because it covers ALL software, not just the OS (Windows Update) or MS\'s Apps (MS Update).<br/> On the other hand, UN-installing software is not really supported in Linux. Everytime I tried it, the choice was between leaving a lot ...
by obarthelemy
Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:39 pm
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: Raspberrypi and young people
Replies: 10
Views: 3436

Re: Raspberrypi and young people

<t>It's funny how many people see things differently. My $0.1:<br/> 1- He can't break it. If the thing no longer boots because he messed up while programming it or tweaking it, he can re-format the SD card on another PC and make it like new.<br/> 2- When he does break it, nobody cares because it's h...
by obarthelemy
Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:50 am
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: BASIC - more harmful than useful?
Replies: 899
Views: 168340

Re: BASIC - more harmful than useful?

I'd vote for assembly. It's really fun to be working at the lowest possible level.
by obarthelemy
Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:34 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Rant: Netbooks were better three years ago
Replies: 32
Views: 10161

Re: Rant: Netbooks were better three years ago

Lenovo is actually Chinese, they're the ones who bought IBM's PC business when IBM exited the PC business.
by obarthelemy
Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:45 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Royal Navy Rum Terminology
Replies: 14
Views: 2665

Re: Royal Navy Rum Terminology

Wow. I'm salivating.
by obarthelemy
Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:41 pm
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: BASIC - more harmful than useful?
Replies: 899
Views: 168340

Re: BASIC - more harmful than useful?

@jswstella: depends entirely on what you want to do. I think a generic first step would be to install xubuntu or lubuntu in a Virtualbox VM on your PC (not even the ARM version, the 386-32 one), then Python 3, then start doing whatever it is you want to do ^^
by obarthelemy
Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:01 pm
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: BASIC - more harmful than useful?
Replies: 899
Views: 168340

Re: BASIC - more harmful than useful?

<t>I agree in theory, I disagree in practice. For the same reason we don't teach kid several spoken tongues at the same time, actually. Language is not just concepts and syntax, it is also vocabulary and experience. Basic has tens of keywords, same for python. Then you've got system variables. Then ...
by obarthelemy
Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:50 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Truly Noob OS Question
Replies: 37
Views: 6435

Re: Truly Noob OS Question

<r>First, welcome to the forum, and congrats on your courage to launch into things and inquire.<br/> <br/> I\'m just a little bit ahead of you as far a Linux knowledge is concerned. My advice:<br/> <br/> - do it the other way around. Start from something that works, tweak, tweak again, tweak ever mo...
by obarthelemy
Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:36 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Linaro
Replies: 14
Views: 6915

Re: Linaro

You would also need to document it, support it, update it... I know: boring stuff !
by obarthelemy
Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:43 pm
Forum: Staffroom, classroom and projects
Topic: BASIC - more harmful than useful?
Replies: 899
Views: 168340

Re: BASIC - more harmful than useful?

<t>True, any language will let you do pretty much anything, and the most important thing is to actually do it, and teach it. And there are plenty of versions of basic, even OO ones.<br/> What worries me is that most talk of basic is about the 80s version (non-OO), and that starting off non-OO makes ...
by obarthelemy
Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:14 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Rant: Netbooks were better three years ago
Replies: 32
Views: 10161

Re: Rant: Netbooks were better three years ago

<r>Got a <URL url="http://www.hercules.com/uk/eca.....hd-black-/">http://www.hercules.com/uk/eca.....hd-black-/</URL> 150€ 10" ARM netbook, which I misuse as a home server. Nothing but good things to say about it, very hack-friendly, with dual boot from the internal SSD or one the the SDs so you can...

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