Author: Tim B (Systems) Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Everex CloudBook
Just to pick up on a few points here...
> Well, you wouldn't, I would. What should I be afraid of? I know how to
> strip Windows off a box and install Linux on it. I don't need a
> manufacturer to install Linux for me because I can't do it.
Fair enough, but a few people might try it and like it, and that's good.
Others won't even realise it's not Windows. I don't see that's much of a
problem.
> Until people buy from companies that are foot and hand tied to
> Microsoft, there'll be no immediate future for the Linux desktop, not
> to mention ISP's that refuse to support Linux, labs that refuse to
> repair pc's with Linux and so on.
No, there's plenty of future for Linux on the desktop. We all use it don't we?
What we have is a marketing battle.
ISPs who refuse to support Linux are a bit more tricky. I personally see the
ISP as the people who supply broadband to my router. Therefore would they
support a Netgear DG whatever it is? I don't need my OS supported by them
thankyou. (And I've run MS Win95,98,2000,2003,XP,Vista;
Mandrake,Mandriva,Ubuntu,Debian; RiscOS systems connencted to the web without
hassle)
Can't comment on labs repairing PCs, I don't go anywhere near them, though I
have picked up PCs from scrap and re-conditioned them. I guess they don't
want to offer Linux repairs because they can't get good staff (lets face it,
wouldn't you rather be doing something better paid?).
