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Re: How important is Linux?
Over the years, I have read many discussions about using Linux or other favorite platforms to program on, but I think it is irrelevant what we program on. When I started programming, all I knew was a little bit of C and it took me a long time to grasp exactly how to get the robot running. I feel the most important thing is to have a system where over the period of maybe a year, even a student can understand what is going on. Even today I DO NOT understand most of the code Kevin Watson gracefully provides us. I have just learned to use it. Maybe what I'm asking for is something where I don't have to understand EVERYTHING about the controller and yet I will be able to write code to get the robot working. After that, if it has the infrastructure to support complex devices such as an SD card, LCD screen, etc etc, then that might be fun to work with. If Linux can accomplish this, then I'm all for it.
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