Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 28, 2007 04:11 AM
if there's any hope of meeting the expectations of potential users coming from the Windows and Mac OS camps, a distro has to support the devices that they want to use.
Mac users actually have little freedom of choice when it comes to devices - certainly less choice than Linux users. You can't just buy the latest add-in card from your local computer mall, plug it into your Mac, and expect it to work.
I'd draw the opposite conclusion from you. If you want to use a device with Linux, check whether Linux supports it before buying it.
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Just not true, Zonker
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 28, 2007 04:11 AMif there's any hope of meeting the expectations of potential users coming from the Windows and Mac OS camps, a distro has to support the devices that they want to use.
Mac users actually have little freedom of choice when it comes to devices - certainly less choice than Linux users. You can't just buy the latest add-in card from your local computer mall, plug it into your Mac, and expect it to work.
I'd draw the opposite conclusion from you. If you want to use a device with Linux, check whether Linux supports it before buying it.
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