[maemo-users] Nokia netbook

[From: hendrik at topoi.pooq.com]

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 09:55:38AM -0600, Mark wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Kenneth Loafman<kenneth at loafman.com> wrote:
> > booiiing wrote:
> >> 2009/8/25 Gary <gary at eyetraxx.net>:
> >>> I wonder why they chose Windows over Linux. And suggesting that Sony
> >>> is weak in the mobile device market is not only unprofessional, it's
> >>> simply untrue. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/mobile/technology/8219005.stm
> >> i say at most 3 months and maemo will be available for it :)
> >>
> >> that would be awesome!
> >
> > Wonder if Nokia will honor a refund if you swap to Maemo from Windows?
> >
> > ...Ken
> 
> On a netbook you would be better off skipping both Windows and Maemo
> and going straight to Ubuntu (or kubuntu as I have). You get the full
> range of ubuntu apps with no interface issues and can set up the GUI
> any way you want: Gnome, KDE, Netbook Remix, and all the
> customizeability you could want. You also would have zero issues with
> development environment, etc. For me, the WiFi, bluetooth, webcam etc.
> all worked out of the box, as do the most important function keys.
> Don't bother with the "special" netbook kernel, it causes a lot more
> problems than it solves.

I installed Debian on my eeepc with a special kernel, as documented on 
Debians eeepc pages.  Works like a charm.

-- hendrik

> 
> Mark
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