A whole new meaning
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| Author | Content |
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| Bob_Robertson Feb 13, 2009 10:24 AM CST |
The Che Stallman and Che Tux t-shirts take on a whole new aspect. |
| azerthoth Feb 13, 2009 11:05 AM CST |
We were taking a hard look at one of the videos, and while it's said that it's a Gentoo variant, It's using the Sabayon (Gentoo deriv) package manager. So it's a binary distro with Gentoo compatability, as Entropy, which one of the videos clearly shows, is a binary only package manager. Regardless, it's a win for Linux and Gentoo, but a much bigger win for Fabio and the Sabayon crew. |
| dinotrac Feb 13, 2009 12:04 PM CST |
Pretty frickin' amazing when you consider that it all has to be done with 50s and 60s era COBOL and FORTRAN patched together with baling wire and Bondo. There are a few goofs. For example, Cuban gcc is mostly OK, but it recognizes a PICTURE statement. |
| tuxchick Feb 13, 2009 12:13 PM CST |
Quoting: For example, Cuban gcc is mostly OK, but it recognizes a PICTURE statement. You mean COBOL and FORTRAN had GUIs? |
| dinotrac Feb 13, 2009 12:22 PM CST |
TC - They do now! |
| Bob_Robertson Feb 13, 2009 4:23 PM CST |
I seem to recall the term "Visual Fortran" from somewhere... |
| tracyanne Feb 13, 2009 4:33 PM CST |
Smart move by the Cuban leadership. Good choice of base for their system too. I hope they succeed in meeting their stated goal, because that will be a win for Free Software as well. |
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