<p>My Pi arrived on the 7th, and it is much smaller than expected (or I have bigger than average hands?!) - anyone else get theirs yet?</p>
<p>Pity that XWindows still doesn't do OpenGLES, doubt we'd have to wait very long. The entire gfx subsystem obviously is available in all its glory for (homewritten) applications not requiring X11, so media-centres with existing MythTv et al will need to be shelved for a tad while...</p>
<p>Exciting times ahead I repeat!</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 1, 2012 11:45 AM, "JGJones (Mailing List)" <<a href="mailto:mailinglist@gwallgofi.com">mailinglist@gwallgofi.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>I'm *not* a Londoner myself :) I haul from Leeds, and the list owner<br>
-Fintan's not too far from myself.<br>
<br>
To be honest I often talk about Linux mainly on the Deaf-UK-Technology<br>
list rather than this so I'm a tad guilty of not contributing posts to<br>
this, but also because it's not terribly active...*slap wrist*.<br>
<br>
I've ordered the RPi myself too and trying to not drool too much at<br>
the idea of these awesome little bundle of joys. I can just imagine my<br>
wife's face when she is wondering why I am all excited over a little<br>
green circuit board :) - the house will probably be drowning in them<br>
eventually as I use them for various things! :D<br>
<br>
One of the key language that is recommended for the Raspberry Pi is<br>
Python so for those that doesn't know it here's a free source of<br>
learning material from a free e-zine called Full Circle Magazine<br>
(primarily all about Ubuntu).<br>
<br>
<a href="http://fullcirclemagazine.org/tag/special/" target="_blank">http://fullcirclemagazine.org/tag/special/</a><br>
<br>
Volume 1, 2, and 3 in learning Python available<br>
<br>
It's free. Code Academy (the online tutorial site, which currently<br>
help you to learn Javascript) is apparently planning on doing a Python<br>
tutorial series too - <a href="http://www.codecademy.com/" target="_blank">http://www.codecademy.com/</a> but still worthwhile<br>
anyway if you fancy learning Javascript.<br>
<br>
Joseph Gwynne-Jones<br>
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On 22 March 2012 15:57, Andy Hearn <<a href="mailto:cuvierster@gmail.com">cuvierster@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
> Hi Matt (and everyone else)
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