[Leaplist] Linux Advocasy: What they'll miss

[Chris]

William A. Mahaffey III wrote:

> Todd Davenport wrote:
>
>>Ubuntu does have a hardware compatibility list.  I've
>>never seen one for Red Hat.
>>
>>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport
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>>http://www.ubuntuhcl.org/
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>>It seems to be fairly accurate and up-to-date.  But I
>>know that Ubuntu is just one of many distros.
>>
>>~Todd
>>
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>>--- "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam at hiwaay.net> wrote:
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>>>Ram K. Singh wrote:
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>>>>I use Linux but most discouraging part is there
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>>>are
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>>>>computers that do not accept Linux at all and
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>>>there is
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>>>>no list, no test to know which brands would accept
>>>>Linux and which would not. 
>>>>
>>>>Ram
>>>>  
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>>>>
It's a tribute to the Linux developers that the compatible
hardware lists are getting unmanageable. There was a time
when it was a case of "these fourteen things work - buy anything
else at your peril. There are also more hadware manufactureres
for whom Linux has become a blip on their radar. In all honesty,
it's gotten over the halfway hump - the point at which it's easier
to list hardware that doesn't work with Linux. In fact, if you
buy mainstream, and avoid bleeding edge, it's almost
gauranteed you'll have success these days - and with the
prevelance of LiveCDs, which make quick testing trivial, it's
hard to lose.

Cheers,

Chris