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Contributor StefanHamminga
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Add Intel Atom to supported architectures
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Written by StefanHamminga the 9 Apr 08 at 09:58. Category: Hardware support.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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The Intel Atom series CPUs are expected to sell in millions and being the first mainstream distro to be fully optimized for it can give Ubuntu a huge headstart in usability and marketshare for mobile PC and dominestic applicances markets (think Asustek EEE like laptops, Blu-Ray players, HDTVs, domotica).
The reason for a different architecture type, instead of the generic 32-bit x86 architecture is offcourse that all sortware can be compiled and optimized for the (in order) Atom CPU, offering better performance, while keeping the huge amount of software available in the Ubuntu repo's (they could use a i386 fallback system).
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Use Ubuntu Mobile for HTPC projects
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Written by StefanHamminga the 19 Apr 08 at 09:23. Category: Multimedia.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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In my view both project user interfaces have similar goals: provide a beautiful looking, fast, easy navigable interface to a subset of media / communications related fullscreen applications. The other demands (fast starting / suspend-resume, lightweight, etc) are pretty much the same as well.
Common apps:
- Media Player (audio, movies, etc... Both being played on Mobile and HTPC devices)
- TV player (DVB-T for mobile, other standards for TV?)
- Phone client (SIP for both, GSM/CDMA/UMTS/etc for phone)
- Mail client (same on both)
- News reader
- Web browser
Since the Ubuntu Mobile project is currently ahead in development pace and gaining support fast it would make sense to use that platform. The HTPC projects can then just concentrate on getting their apps integrated in Mobile, instead of building both the GUI and the apps. Ubuntu mobile would benefit from the larger amount of well integrated multimedia applications and HTPC would benefit from a fast, lightweight and uptodate platform.
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Replace GUI control center for settings by web interface
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Written by StefanHamminga the 30 Mar 08 at 19:54. Category: System.
Related to: Nothing/Others.
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Instead of the 'usual' requests to have a central control panel, implement this as a web interface.
(Default it to localhost access only?)
This way a system admin would only need to allow a certain group of IP adresses to be able to remotely change system settings.
Main benefits:
- one single configuration mechanism to maintain
- Most home and office systems are being used by people who don't know the first thing about linux, so instead of having a system administrator come over or use VPN, just access the control panel as if you were working on the (gnome) desktop itself
Downsides: requires browser & webserver on local PC, instead of a control panel program.
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