Re: New Samsung Chromebook

[Bryan King <bryanpking@gmail.com>]

I've got Debian running on the HP MV2120 MediaVault and as a VM on top of Windows (using VirtualBox as the VM Manager).  But looking to something that is inexpensive and bullet proof for my youngest two boys to use.  This might do the trick.  If they get adventurous in computers in later years, as I have, then perhaps they can flash its ROM and load another Distro on it.

What I admire about ChromeOS is its a disruptive technology.  MSFT saw a 22% decline in Windows sales last quarter.  The Wintel duopoly is on the decline!!

On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Ted To <rainexpected@theo.to> wrote:

Comment at:
http://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2012/10/18/new-thing-to-buy-samsung-chromebook/

According to Olof Johansson there will be developer switch. He said:

    “And taking off the write protect for firmware and flashing a
regular u-boot on it isn’t hard, so you can boot anything you want
(u-boot has drivers for LCD/keyboard)”

On 10/19/2012 10:00 AM, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 09:51:39PM -0400, Bryan King wrote:
>> I am seriously thinking about it given the attractive price point of $249.
>
> Yes, but does Google want you to be able to install Linux on it?
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