RE: [cobalt-users] [MASTER CD] [WHY ??] MAKE YOUR OWN QUBIC DISTRO

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On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Jason Ebacher wrote:

> ftp module and some other stuff like mail server you have the same OS as a 
> Qube or RAQ, I am really shocked some one hasn't done this already, I mean 
> the entire OS in these devices are open source, copy it and modify it for 
> your needs and give it away....Has any one asked cobalt for the source 
> code???

It's hard to imagine that Cobalt would sell/giveaway the software, just
to allow someone to build a box that would compete with their
server sales...but then again, I may not have a hint about hardware
bsuiness models.

> 
> I personally would like to be able to buy the Qube from sun with out a OS, 
> and add my own OS and stick a PCI video card in the slot and have a very 
> unique desktop system, add a cd burner on the USB port and you got a cool 
> looking BUT SLOW computer, a CPU update would help..

I don't understand why you would spend money on a cool looking, but slow
computer, I would expect that many folks would rather have a fast, evven
if ugly box.

But who knows, you may have opened up a brand new market for Sun...the
company with Cool Looking Slow Computers.

thom