ASUS coming out with instant Linux environment

[Bartender]

My apologies if this has already been covered -

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=869&num=1

Looks like an interesting new path for Linux!

[n3tfury]

"With a fast boot-up speed of only 5 seconds, the ASUS Express Gate offers an optional Linux OS boot-up that allows you to enjoy instant access to commonly used functions like accessing the Internet, VoIP, and Web emailing without entering the OS."

holy sh*t! nice link man, thanks. can't wait for the review.

[southernman]

Now that is totally awesome. Thank you for sharing this!

[spockrock]

some I feel like this will just be like the killer nic, that had an embedded linux on it, and you could download while the computer was off. At release it was windows only and they are still on a beta driver for linux. Sounds great, but I dont think its helping out on the desktop market.

[n3tfury]

some I feel like this will just be like the killer nic, that had an embedded linux on it, and you could download while the computer was off. At release it was windows only and they are still on a beta driver for linux. Sounds great, but I dont think its helping out on the desktop market.


i don't think it's intended to help out on the desktop market, nor do i think that's what the OP was getting at. it's pure nerd and i think it's great.

[Bartender]

I'd like to include the link to their forum, where there's been some discussion of pro's and con's...

http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5591

Apparently more info on this Wednesday. I wouldn't rush right out to get this feature, especially since the mobo is expensive and you need to be running Windows to get ExpressGate updates.

But who knows where this could lead?

[Kimm]

Anyone knows which DE it is running? Looks like it uses Qt4 with the Cleanlooks theme, but it _might_ be GTK with clearlooks.

Looks somewhat like XFCE... but cant really tell... could they have made their own?

This looks really cool though!

[southernman]

They say the first time run wizard uses GTK.

The browser is called Splashtop, and is basically a stripped down version of Firefox with *some* of Firefox features.

Scrolling to the bottom of the link above, you'll find 8 pages of where they reviewed this new cool ASUS mobo feature.

[bobbocanfly]

They should move GRUB from the HD to the Motherboard, using something like this (If that is even possible, i dont know enough about GRUB/MBR's) but that would be f**king cool.

[spockrock]

i don't think it's intended to help out on the desktop market, nor do i think that's what the OP was getting at. it's pure nerd and i think it's great.

oh I dont deny its pure nerd but as a previous poster mentioned, to update it you need windows. Yet again a company borrows from the opensource community without giving anything back to them. The irony of having to using windows to update linux.

[prizrak]

That's somewhat similar to what HP is doing with having an instant on dvd player that runs embedded linux.

[science4sail]

oh I dont deny its pure nerd but as a previous poster mentioned, to update it you need windows. Yet again a company borrows from the opensource community without giving anything back to them. The irony of having to using windows to update linux.

but it may be a decent way to introduce people to linux...

[Lord Illidan]

Looks more like XFCE to me.

I agree, upgrading from Windows is a no-brainer! WTF were they thinking?

[FuturePilot]

That is just amazing!

[SpiritIsReality]

thanks for the link

[benhagerty]

Oh baby, thats nice. I like Asus, good stuff. I wish their cell phones were available in the US

[n3tfury]

oh I dont deny its pure nerd but as a previous poster mentioned, to update it you need windows. Yet again a company borrows from the opensource community without giving anything back to them. The irony of having to using windows to update linux.

aye, i didn't see that at first. that's just wrong.

[D-EJ915]

The fact that it needs to update via windows is downright hilarious, very neat concept though.