On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 11:25 PM, 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. > If someone is truly in need of a so-called "supercomputer" for parallel processing, it's highly unlikely that they will stick with the default *anything* software-wise, and they certainly wouldn't leave a GUI (of any sort) running. The Parellela folks chose ubuntu due to its familiarity and least-common-denominator factor. I'm sure they fully expect the vast majority of customers to use some other distro. *Please* try to stay positive, Jason. The Ubuntu/Microsoft/Windows hate is not only tiring, but also in many cases is completely inaccurate due to the fact that your statements stem from ill-informed notions of the current state of computing hardware and systems usage. As F/OSS-ophiles, I think we all (myself included) went through a phase of enjoying to smear and discredit anything other than our pet distro/operating system/whatever. It's likely time for you to consider leaving that phase behind. I can tell you - the most successful (monetarily and talent-wise) developers and sysadmins I've worked with are able to look at a problem, look at project requirements and potential solutions, and choose the best fit for the project - if that means they fire up a Windows Server instance, then they do that - if the requirements dictate something that FreeBSD is more well-suited to, then they deploy a BSD box, and are able to manage all systems equally well. Anyway, I hope you get the message here - no one likes hearing from someone that is incessantly negative. Trying to stay positive will not only make you a happier person, but will also reflect better on the community of technophiles as a whole. -Erik -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20130608/70ea9249/attachment.html>