Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 15, 2006 11:13 AM
You're talking about stuff that isn't "Linux's" fault. It's the fault of the hardware manufacturers for not releasing their chip programming specs, thus the ongoing issue with drivers. If you want to have your machine reporting back to Microsoft or Apple HQ on whatever you do, hey, good on ya, go for it. It's also easier to manage your life in a totalitarian dictatorship, too; just ask any former Soviet citizen. But would you want that? If so, have fun; it's your computer and your right. I, on the other hand, choose freedom.
You say you "LOVE LINUX", then great! Choose to buy only hardware that is known to work with it, just as I have. If you've been using it for "7 years", then you obviously know what you're doing, and thus this shouldn't be too difficult for you. How do I know? I, too, have been using it since 1999 (that's 7 years).
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 15, 2006 11:13 AMYou say you "LOVE LINUX", then great! Choose to buy only hardware that is known to work with it, just as I have. If you've been using it for "7 years", then you obviously know what you're doing, and thus this shouldn't be too difficult for you. How do I know? I, too, have been using it since 1999 (that's 7 years).
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