Difference between revisions of "Will RPi Run"
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| − | | '''First, look below and replace "game" with "my | + | | '''First, look below and replace "game" with "my software" .''' If it is open source , why don't you TEST IT YOURSELF : <br> |
Get the development VM , the software source code , compile in scratchbox , <br> run in scratchbox and qemu : If it works it'll work on the pi , but perhaps slower. | Get the development VM , the software source code , compile in scratchbox , <br> run in scratchbox and qemu : If it works it'll work on the pi , but perhaps slower. | ||
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| − | * The majority of games are made for Windows. | + | * The majority of these games are made for Windows. |
| − | * The majority of these games are closed -source (no easy porting). | + | * The majority of these games are closed-source (no easy porting). |
* The majority of these games are VERY resource intensive <br> ( a Pi is a PII @ 300 MHz + 256 MB RAM - Note: MEGAhertz, MEGAbytes) | * The majority of these games are VERY resource intensive <br> ( a Pi is a PII @ 300 MHz + 256 MB RAM - Note: MEGAhertz, MEGAbytes) | ||
Minecraft : no, Quake 3 : luckily yes , other games: convince the developer ! | Minecraft : no, Quake 3 : luckily yes , other games: convince the developer ! | ||
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| As long there is no Flash content , of course. Might be slow. Check out the mobile/HTML5 versions. <br> | | As long there is no Flash content , of course. Might be slow. Check out the mobile/HTML5 versions. <br> | ||
facebook: yes , Google : yes , hulu : no , youtube: yes. | facebook: yes , Google : yes , hulu : no , youtube: yes. | ||
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| + | | Another operating system | ||
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| + | | Open Source OS: That'll be a load of work. Don't do it alone. <nowiki> "I like to code my own one :"</nowiki> | ||
| + | The Pi has no BIOS , relies on binary blobs and closed-source <br> userspace libraries for graphics accceleration and GPU/CPU bootup. Feel free to go. | ||
| + | Mac OS X : never , RiscOS: WIP , Fedora 14: WIP , Debian 6 : yes , ArchLinux : yes , DOS: use qemu | ||
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| Windows | | Windows | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 10 April 2012
| Program | Will It Run? | Note |
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| A piece of software | ? | First, look below and replace "game" with "my software" . If it is open source , why don't you TEST IT YOURSELF : Get the development VM , the software source code , compile in scratchbox , |
| My favorite PS3/PC game | NO ! |
Minecraft : no, Quake 3 : luckily yes , other games: convince the developer ! |
| My favorite Web 2.0 / 1.0 App | ? | As long there is no Flash content , of course. Might be slow. Check out the mobile/HTML5 versions. facebook: yes , Google : yes , hulu : no , youtube: yes. |
| Another operating system | ? | Open Source OS: That'll be a load of work. Don't do it alone. "I like to code my own one :"
The Pi has no BIOS , relies on binary blobs and closed-source Mac OS X : never , RiscOS: WIP , Fedora 14: WIP , Debian 6 : yes , ArchLinux : yes , DOS: use qemu |
| Windows | No | Windows runs only on x86 type computers , the Pi is ARM. |
| Windows 8 | NO ! |
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| WinCE/WinMobile/ WinXYZ |
NO ! |
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| WINE | No | Sorry. WINE is x86 only. Anything else is a pipe dream , believe me. |
| Netflix | No | Netflix uses proprietary technology which is not supported for Linux. There is help request against that online. |
| Android | ? | Very propable , but NOT Ice Cream Sandwich ! Remember : 256 MB RAM ? |
| Java | Yes | Might be *slow* . No idea about browser plugins. |
| Flash | No | You can try gnash (GNU Flash) and many other projects. They are NOT a drop-in replacement for Adobes official thing. |
