Bodhi (Score: 2, Interesting) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-16 14:35 (#2SFA) I was reminded to write this piece by the article on Bodhi Linux earlier. I got thinking about how sweet it would be to have Bodhi running on a tablet because the tablet profile configuration looked so interesting. There's no easy win here - you get the distro working on the hardware and you've still got a mess of apps to fix up. Most Linux apps were written for keyboards and mice or even for consoles. But I love the idea of it, and if I could run my favorite Linux apps on tablet hardware I'd have hit nerd-vana. Even a tablet from which I could do some console/ssh work would be sweetness itself.Sadly, it doesn't look like we're headed there quite yet. That leaves me with ChromeOS and Android - not bad, but not quite nerd-vana, either. But But KDE! Re: Bodhi (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-16 16:38 (#2SFE) The Plasma Active project didn't die with that hardware project, did it? According to the project site you can get it running on a nifty new Nexus tablet. That should be more than enough of a modern slate experience, no?http://plasma-active.org/Also, as to your last point, you could certain run console/ssh sessions on any ordinary tablet already, as I'm sure you know. For a name brand, the HP models are dirt cheap (rebranded clones).You headed us off at the pass on the Android issue, but by the time one rewrites the interface and applications for tablet operation ("oh here's my favorite application running but gee you know I'd really like it to be optimized for this interface"), as KDE and Microsoft and others have done, perhaps in the end you really are better off just saving the effort and using Android / AOSP anyway? Re: But But KDE! Re: Bodhi (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-16 17:36 (#2SFJ) You make good points. Yes, I do console work from Android all the time, and iOS as well - it's great. Maybe it's just geek attachment to certain apps that aren't available on iOS or Android. In my case, that would be console apps (SLRN, Mutt, IRSSI, alpine, kismet). No android equivalent, though I can shell into a server where I have those things running. It's made my Nexus 7 the best weapon in my toolbox.
But But KDE! Re: Bodhi (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-16 16:38 (#2SFE) The Plasma Active project didn't die with that hardware project, did it? According to the project site you can get it running on a nifty new Nexus tablet. That should be more than enough of a modern slate experience, no?http://plasma-active.org/Also, as to your last point, you could certain run console/ssh sessions on any ordinary tablet already, as I'm sure you know. For a name brand, the HP models are dirt cheap (rebranded clones).You headed us off at the pass on the Android issue, but by the time one rewrites the interface and applications for tablet operation ("oh here's my favorite application running but gee you know I'd really like it to be optimized for this interface"), as KDE and Microsoft and others have done, perhaps in the end you really are better off just saving the effort and using Android / AOSP anyway? Re: But But KDE! Re: Bodhi (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-16 17:36 (#2SFJ) You make good points. Yes, I do console work from Android all the time, and iOS as well - it's great. Maybe it's just geek attachment to certain apps that aren't available on iOS or Android. In my case, that would be console apps (SLRN, Mutt, IRSSI, alpine, kismet). No android equivalent, though I can shell into a server where I have those things running. It's made my Nexus 7 the best weapon in my toolbox.
Re: But But KDE! Re: Bodhi (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-09-16 17:36 (#2SFJ) You make good points. Yes, I do console work from Android all the time, and iOS as well - it's great. Maybe it's just geek attachment to certain apps that aren't available on iOS or Android. In my case, that would be console apps (SLRN, Mutt, IRSSI, alpine, kismet). No android equivalent, though I can shell into a server where I have those things running. It's made my Nexus 7 the best weapon in my toolbox.