[Leaplist] Reason #41525 to not "trust" microsoft products

[Jason Boxman]

On Tuesday 20 May 2008 06:23:37 Fred Moore wrote:
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> I don't remember who said they were thinking of going back to windows on
> their notebook.  I think you need to do what is best for you.  Linux
> gets better and better every year.  I know how long it took to do in
> install 8 years ago and get everything to work.  The open source
> community is a miracle worker as far as I am concerned.  Making hardware
> work with no support from the manufacturer (drivers) is not an easy task.

Indeed.  Kubuntu 8.04 works outstandingly on my new Dell XPS M1530.  
Everything works.  It's amazing.  I needed ndiswrapper for the WiFi -- this 
variant had the Broadcom instead of Intel WiFi -- but the Web cam, thumb 
scanner, and Bluetooth all Just Work (tm) just like under the Windows Vista 
Premium install it shipped with.  A few documented changes and hibernate 
works, too.  Anyway...