On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 05:48:59 -0400 "B. Douglas Hilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Peter Naulls wrote: > > I've been using 2.5.0 for a year and a half. Not a single crash, and > > although I've had a number of reboots, those have been either due to > > changes in the kernel options or loss of power. My experience of Linux > > on ARM hardware is that it is far more stable than on x86 (YMMV). > > Having said that, 2.5.0 is getting on a bit, and I shall be upgrading > > shortly. > > > > I agree, the Arm port is highly stable. I think my Netwinder is totally > fantastic, it has been my firewall / webserver / router for a year and > a half now. It is so stable that it approaches appliance status. I'm in > the process of joining Debian, though, so I will probably begin utilizing > it as my cross-platform development testbox again soon. Generally if I > make something for x86, my next step is to build it on the Netwinder. If > it passes that test then I have good confidence in my portability. I have > found that using GNU Autotools for your make process greatly improves the > portability of your code. > > I used to have a second `winder but I sold it to some dude from Spain. Kind > of wish I had kept it, but thats life I guess, try not to be greedy, pass > around the good stuff before it becomes totally useless ;-) Hi, I am "the dude from Spain" :-D Netwinder is working 100% (not this machine) without a problem. It is actually the most reliable machine of my own, thanks in a great part to the Debian Doug installed ;-) With a PCMCIA (and a math coprocessor) would be PERFECT !, Anybody working in that? Chema.
