On 14/10/06 06:31, Stevens wrote:

On 13/10/06 07:59, Carl Hartung wrote:

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The horse is already dead, I won't beat it much longer -- but it sure is discomforting to know that, sooner or later (probably sooner), one is going to have to consult an "approved" hardware database before making any hardware purchases for use with Linux -- imagine the heartbreak when somewhere, some kid with a penguin fetish gets a brand-new state-of-the-art system just for graduating from high school, only to find out that he can only get support for <the OS from Redmond>, all because the motherboard has some essential features that have no open-source drivers at all.

So, in that case run Windows, load your favorite VM (Parallels, Vmware) and then your favorite distro and you're off to the races. Penguins sometimes have to be resourceful.

What? You expect our illustrious penguins to spend money??? Isn't this stuff all supposed to be FREE?! :-)