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wickedchicken
on Oct 18, 2012
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New $250 Chromebook
Is your programming done via SSH to a linux desktop or VM? You can SSH from a chromebook no problem:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/secure-shell/pnhec...
mjn
on Oct 18, 2012
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Most of mine is done offline, which is so far the dealbreaker for the Chromebook for me. I need to be able to run vim on a local filesystem on a plane. I hear it's possible to root the Chromebook though?
wickedchicken
on Oct 19, 2012
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It's pretty straightforward, and as long as you don't modify the hardware it's completely reversible:
http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-fo...
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