RemixOS -- Android for the PC
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@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/remix-os-now-respects-both-the-gpl-and-apache-licenses-499173.shtml
I'm confused, what where they trying to do before GPL? where they trying to keep it closed source?
They accidentally violated the license agreement.
by what? not including the GPL text file? or by not publishing the source code?
Not publishing the source code.
LOL - was that really an accident?
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Actually, likely, because there was zero chance that they wouldn't get caught.
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@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/remix-os-now-respects-both-the-gpl-and-apache-licenses-499173.shtml
I'm confused, what where they trying to do before GPL? where they trying to keep it closed source?
They accidentally violated the license agreement.
by what? not including the GPL text file? or by not publishing the source code?
Not publishing the source code.
LOL - was that really an accident?
I'm going to say yes, just an oversight on their part.
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This is some cool stuff the more you think about it. No longer do you need a $300-400 thin client (you didn't really before anyway but). This can do multiple other things locally and still give you RDP and NX abilities, which are pretty much all you need.
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Here's a good review of the Jide UltraTablet... If you were on the edge like me and need a little push, there's a link at the end of the article to get it for $250.
http://www.xda-developers.com/jide-remix-ultra-tablet-multi-window-done-right/
I just put my order in for it today.
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@dafyre said:
Here's a good review of the Jide UltraTablet... If you were on the edge like me and need a little push, there's a link at the end of the article to get it for $250.
http://www.xda-developers.com/jide-remix-ultra-tablet-multi-window-done-right/
I just put my order in for it today.
LOL that's a surface running android.
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That's one way to improve the Surface
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That's a Surface RT? That thing would be a rocket if it had anything but Windows on it. Loved the touchscreen and the keyboard.
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@dafyre I want one so bad haha.
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@johnhooks said:
@dafyre I want one so bad haha.
It seems to be quite the tablet for $250. If you read the reviews, it says it may stutter when playing games and all... but I don't really plan to play too many... Unless I can get epsxe to work on it... or maybe a PS2 emulator... Just to see if it will work, lol.
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So... I got the Remix Ultratablet. It is still running the 1.5 release of their Android OS (5.0.2). So far, I've got a few of my usual apps installed, and it appears to work fine. There's not a lot of bloat on it, but it does come with its own email and calendar clients, and WPS Office. Nothing that seems outrageous to me. (The calendar client integrates flawlessly with my Gmail account.
It does come with Google Play loaded, so the sky is the limit, pretty much. Google Play will tell you if an app isn't compatible with your device or not. (I tried to install Cortana, but it didn't let me, lol).
The system comes with a screen protector, physical keyboard (magnetically connected, like the iPad covers and Surface keyboards), charging cable and a USB OTG connector so you can hook up a standard USB device (USB hard drive / keyboard / mouse. It may support a powered USB hub or an SD card. I haven't tested this yet. If the battery holds out nicely, this could be a neat little device.
Using it as a laptop will pretty much require a flat surface. It has a kickstand that runs at 40 or 80 degrees. It is a tablet, but it feels kinda heavy. I haven't used it as a tablet much yet, but it definitely feels solid. It's not light like an iPad either.
I have run into a couple of little niggles that could make IM applications less fun to use. In Facebook Messenger, if I hit enter, it creates a new line, and does not send the message. I'll have to test with Skype and a couple of other ones as well.
Overall initial impression is 9/10. I'll bash it around some tonight and see if that changes... oh, and I'll nab some pictures too.
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Is android remix alot faster than Linux Mint or Ubuntu on old hardware?
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@IRJ said:
Is android remix alot faster than Linux Mint or Ubuntu on old hardware?
I haven't been able to get it to work on the two laptops or VM I have tried it on.
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@IRJ said:
Is android remix alot faster than Linux Mint or Ubuntu on old hardware?
My guess is that it is faster but not much faster.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
Is android remix alot faster than Linux Mint or Ubuntu on old hardware?
My guess is that it is faster but not much faster.
You could also try a Straight up Android x86 install to test.
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Well, I have the Remix Mini http://www.jide.com/en/mini bought at the Kickstarter campaign and I'm really enjoying it. I don't have any PC (or Mac) at home because I don't use much and it is being my home computer for when I want to see something on a bigger screen (despite of the Nexus 6P screen be huge!).
The only think that I don't like is that the user experience is really laggy. Although I have the 2GB version (with 16GB of storage), it clearly need some more RAM (3GB or even 4GB). That's why RemixOS for PC should be a good approach.
Regarding the OS itself, when the hardware isn't trying to keep up, the usage is very good and the multi task windowed launcher is really well made. I can see a great future for Remix OS, but I'm really excited about Microsoft Continuum!
If you guys are looking for some alternatives for Remix OS, you could try the Phoenix OS [http://www.phoenixos.com/] (http://www.phoenixos.com/). It is also based on Android x86 and have similar features as the Remix OS.
