Gentoo Archives: gentoo-desktop

From: Mikko Husari <husku@×××××.net>
To: gentoo-desktop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop] Heart rate monitors in gentooo?
Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 22:46:40
Message-Id: 45C66152.9080203@husku.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-desktop] Heart rate monitors in gentooo? by "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky"
1 M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
2 > Rasmus Wiman wrote:
3 >> Hi,
4 >>
5 >> is anyone using a heart rate monitor watch and downloading/viewing the
6 >> data in gentoo? If so, what brand if monitor du you use? I would like
7 >> to buy one and would prefer buying from a manufacturer that isn't too
8 >> linux-hostile. Here in Sweden the most common brands are Polar and
9 >> Suunto, how well do their watches work with gentoo? Do they use highly
10 >> obfuscated formats and bizarre nonstandard usb-stuff for downloading
11 >> data or i it all fairly straightforward stuff that can be plotted
12 >> almost right away in gnuplot, octave or similar software?
13 >>
14 >> Any brands or models that should be avoided at all costs?
15 >>
16 >> Thanks,
17 >> Rasmus
18 >>
19 > You are asking open source developers for medical advice. That is an
20 > extremely bad idea. If your physician and the vendor say, "Use
21 > Windows", use Windows.
22 >
23 hes talking about pulserate meter utilities, joggers and other athletes
24 use them in training :)
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