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Old 10-14-2017, 07:01 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by Randy11 View Post
It is not necessary to have a full desktop environment under Linux, only the necessary tools.
You can keep something very light and powerful with Linux. You haven't an abstraction layer (like Android) that consumes time, CPU and memory.
For example, with the Raspberry Pi, you can transform it in a Personal Video Recorder (PVR) with a USB tuner and (for example) LibreElec (OSMC) based on Debian with only the useful tools, the performance is present.
Ok, but what would you propose for an OBMC2P reflashed with - say - kernel, GNU tools, and...? What would you use it for?
If you meant "fast reader", I don't know, I am already well served with the minimal chipset of the Max Carta... I want more power first of all to have more responsive text editing, then for other applications not necessarily related to reading. And I would benefit from more responsiveness in general. The increase of speed that we are expecting should cover these needs for me. I will "kind of verify it" within the week: another device using rk3188 entered the market a few weeks ago, and I bought it to experience the wind of speed in my hair.

But - for clarity - if you have ideas, I am intrigued!
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