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From: Aaron Lebahn <cplusplus328@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gsoc Idea: EeePC Script/Build
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:54:56
Message-Id: d91e82330903251154w52104bcel9904853d46ecd502@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gsoc Idea: EeePC Script/Build by Caleb Cushing
1 On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Caleb Cushing <xenoterracide@×××××.com>wrote:
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3 wouldn't one problem with this be that different EeePC's have
4 > different hardware? I believe, that your's has an atom processor while
5 > older models have a celeron.
6 >
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8 This problem would add complexity which I would tackle. I would like to
9 either detect which model the user has or ask the user. The larger issue
10 would be testing on different models. And also, you are incorrect, the 900
11 has a celeron and the 901 has an Atom.
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15 > being that I'm not a gentoo dev, and although I think the project is
16 > worthwhile, I personally don't see that it's a gsoc worthwhile, esp
17 > since gentoo doesn't really do it for anything else. tbh, would this
18 > take more than a week to do?
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21 I do think it would take more than a week, but I agree it would not likely
22 take three months. Any suggestions regarding how this could be expanded to
23 take more time?
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26 > I'm not overtly familliar with the EeePC
27 > but it doesn't seem that unless you were highly un-gentoo-ing it that
28 > this would be a long process, given that I believe the architecture is
29 > all x86.. (maybe x86_64?)
30 >
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32 Yes, the architecture is x86.
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35 Aaron Lebahn