Re: How Do You Know If It Works In Linux?
From: Daniel B. (dsb_at_smart.net)
Date: 09/30/03
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Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:25:01 -0400 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Roberto Sanchez wrote:
>
> alex wrote:
> ...
>
> > Is there something that prevents manufacturers from clearly stating that
> > a product is fully suitable for Linux? It's done for MS Windows. Is
> > this some kind of legal or technical issue, or is it some kind of
> > 'business arrangement'?
> >
> Fear of losing their sweet pricing deals from M$.
It probably isn't fair to leave out the fact that there are more versions
of Linux than of Windows. If something is compatible with Linux, there
is still the question of _which_ versions (which kernel version, which
distribution, which version of a given distribution).
Daniel
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