Soldato
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But FreeIce is only a front end to windows, isn't it?
I dont have an incar pc, but if I did, i'd stick with windows, its so much easier to live with/setup IME.
Yes, but if we all stuck with what was easiest, we'd still be living in trees eating berries with the other monkeys.
Just because it's easiest, doesn't mean it's best.
Hmmm, the idea behind LinuxICE is that it is a distro specially built for ICE, while freeice still has windows running along behind it.
a lot of people want simplicity and convenience though.
True, but if I'm going to the trouble of setting up hardware, building it into a car, integrating the display intot he dash, spending out for a GPRS card, GPS reciever, etc. etc. why would I then say "Oh, stuff it, windows is the easiest, so I'll just top off all my hard work and expense with that, even if isn't the best thing to use."
If something is worth doing, is it not worth doing to the best of your ability, using the best equipment you can afford, to provide the best results you can achieve?
Exactly and LinuxIce wont give you that![]()
Maybe when there's a decent Linux-based GPS application I'll give it a try - but for the moment, Windows-based is where it's at - and Windows isn't a bad O/S!
A car pc is a project I really want to start... its a complicated process but I think the hardest part for me is the planning and selection of components, I have a lot of choice but im still not sure what to go for, a mini-itx build, a standard size parts build or a laptop without screen build.
These all have their own benifets and downfalls...its a toughie!
I've been running XP on my CarPCs since it came out, previous to that I was using 98SE.
Not once, in that entire time (remember XP came out, what, 2001/2002?) have I had a fault with it that is caused by the operating system. Bad drivers or 3rd party software, or more likely my own bleedin' fault, yes - but not once has Windows itself caused me an issue!
Windows has the greatest support for a CarPC environment and for good reason - it's quite easy to program for, there's a wide range of available hardware and software, and it is a good base operating system.