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- petewhite, on 07/04/2008, -0/+30Its good to see Garmin supporting open source technology, especially a project like Gnome.
- ElbertF, on 07/04/2008, -1/+23Sudo make me a sandwich.
- RBrenner14, on 07/04/2008, -5/+23My toaster runs Linux too!
- BalooUrsidae, on 07/04/2008, -2/+19From the ***** article: It runs Linux 2.6.17.7. Thanks for reading for comprehension before commenting.
- potterboy, on 07/04/2008, -0/+17Yeah, cause Excel qualifies as a cool app.
- orblivion, on 07/04/2008, -0/+12Gnome Linux? That's my favorite distro.
- debuggercll, on 07/04/2008, -0/+10Read the title? "Garmin Nav devices run GNOME LINUX." He's technically correct, the best kind of correct.
- DickBreath, on 07/04/2008, -0/+9How about put a comma between Gnome and Linux.
Garmin Nav devices run Gnome, Linux.
...and Matchbox Window Manager.
...and X Window
...and GeoClue (is this the first commercial use of GeoClue!)
...and BlueZ (for bluetooth)
...and more open source goodness.
Linux is increasingly in the devices around us. In things that have a computer but that you don't THINK of as a computer. Got a digital photo frame? What OS does it run? Got an MP3 player? A cell phone? A television with a menu system? A DVD player? A TiVo? All those things and more have computers in them. Linux is invading embedded systems like crazy. - FlamingYak, on 07/04/2008, -3/+12My dad bought one of these two weeks ago, now I'm happy about that.
- klitzbtc, on 07/04/2008, -2/+10Now if I could only get Linux on my Blackberry then I can nerd level up.
- york2600, on 07/04/2008, -0/+7Are they actually supporting the projects? Have they done any major commits or are they doing the bare minimum required by the various licenses. I don't have a problem with companies using open source apps and they're really not required to do much in exchange, but don't try to make it sound like they're major OSS supporters. They're not.
- DickBreath, on 07/04/2008, -0/+7You do not have to care. Nobody is making you care.
Close your eyes.
In a few years, every personal electronics item that has an embedded computer will be running Linux. Or maybe Symbian :-)
Digital photo frames. MP3 players. Cell phones. Navigators. TV's with on-screen menus. DVD players. TiVo's. Wireless routers. Children's toys.
Computers are increasingly all around us. Once upon a time, those computers did not have an OS, but had custom low level code. Now these embedded systems use an OS and run some kind of application on top. It is cheaper to engineer. You don't have to concentrate on the low level details like hardware drivers -- you get it for free.
Suppose you make a printer that has a "web page" control panel. Guess what? That means it really has a computer with a web server in it. It is probably Apache running on Linux with PHP.
Linux already owns supercomputers. It mostly owns servers. It is rapidly on its way to owning all embedded systems.
You do not need to care. The world will change without your concern. - eigenweasel, on 07/04/2008, -0/+6The system requirements state that the monitor can be no more than 3 feet off the ground.
- skidzilla, on 07/04/2008, -0/+6cat /dev/toast0
Out of Toast error. - Dohko_Xar, on 07/04/2008, -0/+6I guess you didn't get it...
- Dohko_Xar, on 07/04/2008, -0/+6This is one step closer...
- sarixe, on 07/04/2008, -7/+12i bet it doesn't have proper drivers though
- greedyemu, on 07/04/2008, -3/+8Unless this means I'm one step closer to being able to watch porn on my Nuvi250 while driving, then I don't give a *****.
- Harbinger67, on 07/04/2008, -1/+6Uh, how is this news?
TomTom's run Linux as well, this isn't really a novel concept. - Stonekeeper, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5WHOOSH!!!
- DickBreath, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5I think it does mean that.
It is not all of the steps necessary to accomplish that noble goal. It is but one of the necessary steps.
Yes, you are one step closer. - shamnvik, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4Even though it is great that they are using Linux more, i would rather have them port mapsource to Linux.
- harlowsmonkeys, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4So before you knew it ran Linux, you weren't happy that your dad bought a Garmin? What about it made you unhappy?
- someguy92, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4Metacity is a window manager. Gnome is a "desktop environment".
- kolop1, on 07/04/2008, -1/+5I don't care what o/s it uses underneath. All I want is a working GPS.
- xutopia, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4Look ma I can do spreadsheets on my GPS!!!
How cool!! - JQP123, on 07/04/2008, -1/+5This is the ideal application for Linux --- one where the OS is deeply embedded --- as in buried out of sight and out of mind as far as the average user is concerned.
- tylerjwilk, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4The competing navigation device tomtom also uses Linux. Its nice to see the top 2 both using the same OS. btw tomtom is also very hackable.
- jay019, on 07/05/2008, -0/+3He said it ran linux not vista :P
- JQP123, on 07/04/2008, -1/+4"To Garmin Linux is just a tool."
To most "average" users; an operating system is just a tool. If you think otherwise, your perception is most likely skewed by politics. - DickBreath, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3Put a comma between Gnome and Linux.
Garmin Nav devices run Gnome, Linux.
In some cases you should remove the comma. For instance, if the title had been...
Garmin Nav devices run from Microsoft, Windows.
It would be best to remove the comma. - secrity, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2It appears that most people are opting for either Garmin Nuvi or TomTom, I don't see many automotive users buying Magellan.
- jay019, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2Good point there. It would be nice to see a list of enhancements made to OSS by companies that use it to make money. I for one would buy products from the companies on that list knowing that my purchases can help OSS.
- hokie47, on 07/04/2008, -1/+3I like Garmin and I like Linux, but Garmin could care less about us Linux fans. All they care about is money and Linux is free and it works well so why not use it to make more money. To Garmin Linux is just a tool.
- jay019, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2Dude, I am so glad your not driving on my streets!
Hands on the wheel, not on your knob. - itech7, on 07/04/2008, -2/+3This again proves to dummy people (who think win32sux=king) that Linux can do almost anything!
- PecanHead, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Buried for inaccuracy. GLaDOS runs Garmins:
http://digg.com/odd_stuff/GLaDOS_GPS_Voice_Pack_Le ... - Giga, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1"All they care about is money"
Shame on them! Why should a for-profit commercial entity care about money? That's just greedy!
I think the main reason this article is popular is that it means that more commercial entities are moving away from proprietary software systems and the device is more easily accessible to the hackers out there. We generally don't care if Garmin did it to please the users. - thecheatah, on 07/04/2008, -5/+6Gnome is not a distro, its a window manager.
or is there such thing as Gnome Linux? - jay019, on 07/05/2008, -1/+2But who the ***** plays Crysis?
- Yoshi39, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Correct me if I'm wrong but this should mean that they already have their navigation software running on the linux kernel so porting it to the pc should be trivial but to be honest I doubt they would do it as I suspect they make the most money off of the hardware then the software
- villimacintoch, on 01/16/2009, -0/+1Garmin 255W GPS cheap price by Amazon Associates Store. Read reviews of Garmin 255W GPS at http://astore.amazon.com/garmin.255w.gps-20
Nuvi 765T GPS cheap price of Garmin by Amazon Associates Store. Read reviews of Nuvi 765T at http://astore.amazon.com/nuvi.765t.gps-20
Sonocaddie V300 cheap price by Amazon Associates Store. Read reviews of Sonocaddie V300 GPS at http://astore.amazon.com/sonocaddie.v300.gps-20 - sliksta, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Gonna have to remember to never buy a magellan device. Thanks for the info.
- RexStJames, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1Your Nuvi 250 already has a picture viewer with slideshow feature. I know it doesn't exactly do video, but surely it's better than nothing?
- tripzero, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Now if Garmin could release good mapping software for Linux.... There's a big whole, and a big need... Who's going to fill it?
- tripzero, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1I think the most successful of companies (those with good images) area balance between being pro consumer, giving them what they want at a price they can afford, and boosting their bottom line. Microsoft, for example has a generally negative image as being bias towards profit at the expense of consumers (producing lock-in products, flexing monopolistic muscles, etc), where Google on the other hand has the perception of being pro-consumer, pro-openness, and just happens to also make lots of money.
It's a matter of perception, but I personally believe that the more balanced companies are the most successful. Garmin probably doesn't see the market potential, or they don't have the resources to persue the Linux market. However, i don't see them as being a pro-profit-at-the-expense-of-the-consumer company. - Giga, on 07/05/2008, -0/+0Unless you actually do need to change gears...
- villimacintoch, on 01/13/2009, -0/+0Magellan 4250 GPS cheap price at http://astore.amazon.com/magellan.4250.gps-20
- marx2k, on 07/04/2008, -1/+1http://digg.com/gaming_news/PacMan_written_entirel ...
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