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|It is a Linux based OS and Wine requires too much RAM
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| '''First, look below and replace "game" with "my software" .''' If it is open source , You could try to test it yourself. : <br>
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Get the development VM , the  software source code, <br> compile in scratchbox, run in scratchbox and qemu :<br>  If it works it'll work on the pi , but perhaps slower.
 
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|Netflix
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| My favorite PS3/PC game
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|Netflix Runs on Silver Light which is not supported for Linux
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* The majority of these games are made for Windows.
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* The majority of these games are closed-source (no easy porting).
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* The majority of these games are VERY resource intensive <br> ( a Pi is a PII @ 300 MHz + 256 MB RAM - Note: MEGAhertz, MEGAbytes)
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Minecraft : no, Quake 3 : luckily yes , other games: convince the developer !
 
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|Android
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| My favorite Web 2.0 / 1.0 App
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|Possibly
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| As long there is no Flash content , of course. Might be slow. Check out the mobile/HTML5 versions. <br>
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facebook: yes , Google : yes , hulu : no , youtube: yes.
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|Minecraft
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| Another operating system
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| <nowiki> "I like to code my own one :"</nowiki>
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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. Many APIs available  <br>
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Else:
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Mac OS X : never , RiscOS: WIP , Fedora 14: WIP , Debian 6 : yes , ArchLinux : yes ,<br> DOS: use qemu (should be fast enough) ,  <br> Darwin - you realize there is a big difference to MAC OS X ?
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| No
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| Windows runs only on x86 type computers , the Pi is ARM.
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| Windows 8
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| NO !
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* Will only run on Cortex/Tegra ("better" processors).
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* Needs more RAM
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* Only the tablet producers may make contracts with Microsoft. <br> The producers do the porting work.
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| WinCE/WinMobile/ <br>  WinXYZ
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| NO !
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* Do you have loads of money to throw away <br> (licenses + man-hours for debugging , porting , debugging again ) ?
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* Do you realise that you won't be able to run plain Win32 .exes (no Crysis !) ?
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* Do you realise that the primary aim is education ? - anything else isn't tested or <br> will be accounted for (embedded applications , medical applications , rocket science)
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| WINE
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| No
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| Sorry. WINE is x86 only. Anything else is a pipe dream , believe me.
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| Netflix
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| No
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| Netflix uses proprietary technology (Microsoft Silverlight) which is not supported for Linux. There is a<br />help request against that online.
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| Android
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| ?
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| Very propable , but NOT Ice Cream Sandwich ! Remember : 256 MB RAM ?
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|Java
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|Yes
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| Might be *slow* . No idea about browser plugins. The Open JDK has has a slow JIT <br> Oracle are keen to port their JDK.
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|Flash
 
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|RAM usage is too demanding for the RPi
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|You can try gnash (GNU Flash)  and many other projects. <br> They are NOT a drop-in replacement for Adobes official thing.
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| Apache
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| Yes apparently
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|[http://elinux.org/RPi_webserver Apache Web server port Page]
 
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Latest revision as of 15:28, 15 September 2012


Program Will It Run? Note
A piece of software  ? First, look below and replace "game" with "my software" . If it is open source , You could try to test it yourself. : 
Get the development VM , the  software source code, 
 compile in scratchbox, run in scratchbox and qemu :
  If it works it'll work on the pi , but perhaps slower.
My favorite PS3/PC game NO !
  • 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 VERY resource intensive
    ( a Pi is a PII @ 300 MHz + 256 MB RAM - Note: MEGAhertz, MEGAbytes) 
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.
Windows No Windows runs only on x86 type computers , the Pi is ARM.
Windows 8 NO !
  • Will only run on Cortex/Tegra ("better" processors).
  • Needs more RAM
  • Only the tablet producers may make contracts with Microsoft.
    The producers do the porting work.
WinCE/WinMobile/
WinXYZ 		NO !
  • Do you have loads of money to throw away
    (licenses + man-hours for debugging , porting , debugging again ) ?
  • Do you realise that you won't be able to run plain Win32 .exes (no Crysis !) ?
  • Do you realise that the primary aim is education ? - anything else isn't tested or
    will be accounted for (embedded applications , medical applications , rocket science)
WINE No Sorry. WINE is x86 only. Anything else is a pipe dream , believe me.
Netflix No Netflix uses proprietary technology (Microsoft Silverlight) which is not supported for Linux. There is a
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. The Open JDK has has a slow JIT
Oracle are keen to port their JDK.
Flash No You can try gnash (GNU Flash) and many other projects.
They are NOT a drop-in replacement for Adobes official thing.
Apache Yes apparently Apache Web server port Page
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