[CS-FSLUG] Robolinux?

[Ron Thompson]

Thanks for reply and links David,

I'm often not comfortable with claims that seem to be too good to be
true.  From the little I've read the person behind it has invested a
lot of time and money into it, and is offering free of charge
support.  But I haven't yet found, it may be on the webpage somewhere,
how the project is supported.

On the "About" page I did find this:
The Robolinux foundation pays for and provides poor Cambodian children with Christian School tuition fees, books, uniforms, daily transportation and lunch money. Robolinux is dedicated to a very important mission which is to give poor children in 3rd world countries a chance to have a good education and the ability to read the bible so they can learn about Christianity.

   Ron 

On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 21:02:39 -0400
David Colburn <dcolburn at bibleseven.com> wrote:

> Never heard of it before.
> 
> I don't know how it compares to Puppy Linux, which claims
> very similar features.
> 
> This "huge Unix & Linux companies like Apple, Google, Dell,
> IBM, Oracle, Facebook, eBay, Amazon" odd statement makes
> me a little nervous.
> 
> Apple & Google promote their own OS's for profit, they aren't
> genuine proponents of free open-source Linux except as they
> may benefit from ideas & resources from Linux volunteers.
> 
> That said, his marketing text sounds interesting, but here are
> some questions:
> 
> How is he paying for free support?
> 
> Is StealthVM free or fee-based?
> 
> It seems critical to the full feature set of RoboLinux.
> 
> I also found this 2010 blog, not sure if t's related:
> 
> http://stealthvm.wordpress.com/
> 
> http://anonet.org/
> 
>  > A member of another group (for an amateur lightning detection
>  > network) had suggested that I take a look at robolinux
>  > http://www.robolinux.org/
>  >
>  > Has anyone had experience with it? And if so, what are your
>  > impressions?
>  >
>  > Thanks,
>  >
>  > Ron
> 
> 



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