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> Problems with using embedded kernels as a base... |
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> * they use uclibc, which has some APIs that differ from glibc. This |
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> could break Flash, proprietary video driver binary blobs, and who |
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> knows what else. |
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> * they generally use busybox symlinks in place of most core utils. The |
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> busybox versions don't always exactly match the standalone versions. |
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> You would have to tweak quite a few scripts to fix that. |
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When you say embedded kernels you may mean something I'm not familiar with, |
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but I use a patched vanilla kernel with Gentoo on the Beaglebone and it |
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works great. No uclibc and no busybox. |
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> It would be interesting to see a "micro" port of Gentoo. But you can |
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> forget about bringing over KDE-OS, GNOME-OS, or CHROME-OS. If/when |
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> gnash is finally ready, or HTML replaces Flash, I could see Gentoo |
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> running with ICEWM or a lightweight desktop like XFCE or LXDE. |
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I don't think that's right. I have a Pandaboard ES with a dual-core 1.2Ghz |
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CPU and 1GB RAM and I bet it would run Gnome just fine. Again, maybe |
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you're referring to something here that I'm not familiar with. |
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