On Saturday 26 April 2008 09:25:55 am Jerry Houston wrote:
Fred A. Miller wrote:
Even if it were, it's Dell's choice which version of Linux to offer (if at all). And even if a manufacturer decides to offer Linux, it's usually only offered on a limited range of models.
Quite right, and I'm not sure how to improve that situation right away.
I'm a Linux fan. SuSE, specifically. I have it on three machines here at home -- a laptop (on which I'm typing this), a workstation, and our domain controller. That said, it amazes me that fellow Linux enthusiasts often miss an important issue when they complain about the predominance of Windows.
PEOPLE WANT IT. Not everybody's just like us.
People don't want it - they don't know there's something different. I tell people I use Linux and I get a "what's that"? response most of the time. Some may have heard of Macintosh, but the mindset is such still that "macs only run education software in kindergarten" is the predominant philosophy. I am all for choices, which is why I started the rant. I want to choose what is available when selecting a laptop from a major clone manufacturer like Dell or HP. -- kai www.filesite.org || www.4thedadz.com || www.perfectreign.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org