02.25.08
Should Linux be everywhere?
I always get a chuckle when I see a new product released and within hours/days/weeks, there is a Slashdot article about someone porting the Linux kernel to it. What is this fascination with running Linux on everything?
“Hey John, I just picked up this safety pin at Worst Buy!”
“Cool, Bob. Let’s put Linux on it!”
Personally, I don’t care that you can install Linux on a Roomba or some other device, complete with Asterisk, and control a Roomba to vacuum your house with your cell phone (yes, someone actually did this.) I don’t foresee myself in a hotel room halfway around the world thinking to myself “I wish there were a way I could vacuum my house right now so it’d be clean when I get home.”
The way I feel about this is:
- Just because you can does not mean you should.
- If you do, then don’t complain if hardware doesn’t work right and the vendor doesn’t give you any help.
http://ran488.myopenid.com said,
February 26, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Some people might argue it’s better to have Linux on their watch, vacuum, mp3 player, toaster, etc than have Windows on their desktop. Do you really blame them?