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>
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