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Fitzcarraldo
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 Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:52 pm Post subject: Google Rolls Out OnHub Router, Powered By Gentoo Linux |
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Google-OnHub-Router
Forgive me if it's already been mentioned in these forums somewhere, but I saw this article today and it's nice to see Gentoo Linux getting some publicity elsewhere.
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arnvidr
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Is it though? Besides Phoronix I've not seen Gentoo mentioned in connection with this anywhere, not even on the official OnHub pages. Then again, most people won't care what's inside.
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Interesting, thanks. And you're both right ofc; it's nice to see Gentoo being used, but it's a shame no user's really going to hear about it from Google(R).
The "vision" seems to be that you don't need your desktop PC or laptop, any more; just do everything on your phone or tablet instead.
Certainly makes sense for the consumer-end of the market, which is what all these corporate "giants" are chasing.
Can't see much call for "fast-user switching" and "sharing X according to USB hub" in that scenario, mind. |
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steveL
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| Naib wrote: | | "using Gentoo Linux" might be a stretch. Gentoo uses portage for android to provide a build environment. |
| Phoronix wrote: | | The OnHub device makes use of Gentoo Linux for its operating system, rather than any of the other router-focused Linux distributions or Android for that matter. |
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See here for the blurb (which is what made me think this is about not needing a desktop or lappy any more.) |
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