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Re: Shipping hardware with Uboot serial debug port and stock Linux kernel improves hardware sales

From Desk Rabbit <me@example.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy, uk.misc, uk.politics.misc, uk.comp.os.linux
Subject Re: Shipping hardware with Uboot serial debug port and stock Linux kernel improves hardware sales
Date 2016-10-19 14:36 +0100
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On 19/10/2016 13:09, Peter Köhlmann wrote:
> Dimbulb Rabbit wrote:
> 
>> On 16/10/2016 23:02, 7 wrote:
>>> Garbage.
>>
>>
>> So all these posts basically having a pop at each other but still no
>> sign of any links or evidence of these mythical Linux powered devices
>> creating millions of dollars "$1 million orders within months".
>>
>> If they were that successful you'd think there would be evidence of one
>> available somewhere?
> 
> Oh, they are available
> 
> ARM-based Chromebooks use UBoot

Isn't that via a custom firmware though?
And do they use stock Linux kernels as 7 suggests?

> 
> Celeron- and i5-based Chromebooks  use UBoot for Coreboot
> 
> Those are already millions. 
> 
> UBoot is mainly used in linux based embedded devices, of which *lots* 
> (several millions) exist, since embedded windows is total crap compared to 
> embedded linux

Still not *one* example can be presented of the "millions"

I agree though, embedded Windows is crap but Windows10 IOT is catching
up and has a HUGE infrastructure support through Azure and an already
existing wealth of Windows developers along with the tools to make apps
that will run across all devices.


> So, even while 7 made a post with lots of hyperbole, his claim that millions 
> of devices are sold is *true* and you have *again* shown to be a totally 
> incompetent stupid clown with delusions of grandeur

Nah, there's only one Klown around here http://www.usenetklown.co.uk/

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Shipping hardware with Uboot serial debug port and stock Linux kernel improves hardware sales 7 <7@enemygadgets.com> - 2016-10-16 22:02 +0000
  Re: Shipping hardware with Uboot serial debug port and stock Linux kernel improves hardware sales Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-17 17:16 +0100
    Re: Shipping hardware with Uboot serial debug port and stock Linux kernel improves hardware sales 7 <7@enemygadgets.com> - 2016-10-17 18:44 +0000
      Re: Shipping hardware with Uboot serial debug port and stock Linux kernel improves hardware sales Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-17 21:06 +0100
        Re: Shipping hardware with Uboot serial debug port and stock Linux kernel improves hardware sales 7 <7@enemygadgets.com> - 2016-10-17 21:39 +0000
          Re: Shipping hardware with Uboot serial debug port and stock Linux kernel improves hardware sales Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-18 09:50 +0100
            Re: Shipping hardware with Uboot serial debug port and stock Linux kernel improves hardware sales 7 <7@enemygadgets.com> - 2016-10-18 21:15 +0000
  Re: Shipping hardware with Uboot serial debug port and stock Linux kernel improves hardware sales Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-19 12:47 +0100
    Re: Shipping hardware with Uboot serial debug port and stock Linux kernel improves hardware sales Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-19 14:09 +0200
      Re: Shipping hardware with Uboot serial debug port and stock Linux kernel improves hardware sales Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-19 14:36 +0100

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