Tweet
A question for you, Terry...
It was my understanding that the Linux kernel includes procedures for swapping RAM. What do you think impresses me the most about Android? The touch screen? The user interface?
No, what impresses me the most about Android is how it handles multitasking which is far better than Windows and how it addresses the internet which is far safer than Windows. I am pretty sure all of that comes from the basic Linux kernels. I am mainly concerned with how a computer or device handles whatever tasks I might throw at it.
Yes, Terry, I hate to admit it but I am an incorrigible computer nerd more concerned about how my damned computer works than the user interface.
And as I mentioned before all of the Android experts and developers at sites like XDA seem to be Linux nerds, which in some cases might be what they do for a living while they screw around with Android in their free time.
I really appreciate this thread you started, Terry, as it has been an important factor in my decision a few years ago to switch to Linux once I clear out enough space in front of my PC to sit down in front of it. Or even make enough space to use one of my laptops.
Hmmm... I do have some very sturdy TV trays... two of them with a piece of MDF clamped across the top would be great for using a Linux laptop at least temporarily. So maybe that will happen sooner than I thought.
Peace out!
Steve A.
EDIT I did find a good article which discussed how well some of the distros work for the blind community and will post a link and a PDF later. I guess for some a command line interface might work best. If keyboard macros are supported that would certainly simplify inputting some of those complicated Linux commands... Heck, I might try it on one of my laptops!
It was my understanding that the Linux kernel includes procedures for swapping RAM. What do you think impresses me the most about Android? The touch screen? The user interface?
No, what impresses me the most about Android is how it handles multitasking which is far better than Windows and how it addresses the internet which is far safer than Windows. I am pretty sure all of that comes from the basic Linux kernels. I am mainly concerned with how a computer or device handles whatever tasks I might throw at it.
Yes, Terry, I hate to admit it but I am an incorrigible computer nerd more concerned about how my damned computer works than the user interface.
And as I mentioned before all of the Android experts and developers at sites like XDA seem to be Linux nerds, which in some cases might be what they do for a living while they screw around with Android in their free time.
I really appreciate this thread you started, Terry, as it has been an important factor in my decision a few years ago to switch to Linux once I clear out enough space in front of my PC to sit down in front of it. Or even make enough space to use one of my laptops.
Hmmm... I do have some very sturdy TV trays... two of them with a piece of MDF clamped across the top would be great for using a Linux laptop at least temporarily. So maybe that will happen sooner than I thought.
Peace out!
Steve A.
EDIT I did find a good article which discussed how well some of the distros work for the blind community and will post a link and a PDF later. I guess for some a command line interface might work best. If keyboard macros are supported that would certainly simplify inputting some of those complicated Linux commands... Heck, I might try it on one of my laptops!
Comment