Re: 9.1, not for me yet

From: WoodCo (none_at_none.com)
Date: 05/21/04 

Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 23:20:32 GMT

"houghi" <houghi@houghi.org.invalid> wrote in message
news:slrncaqeor.eb9.houghi@penne.houghi.net...
> WoodCo wrote:
> > Since SuSe wants to convince me to replace XP, here are my thoughts...
> <snip>
>
> You tried. So no probs there. It would be nice if you took the time and
> wrote to the hardware manufacturors of the hardware to klet them know
> your hardware did not work under Linux.
I did better. In Cebit 2004 in Hannover, Germany, I walked to each vendor
and complained! Somce gave a weird look, some promised to fix it one day.
>
> Even nicer would it be if the next PC you buy, you look for hardware
> that DOES support Linux. That way the next time (say in about a year or
> two) when you give it another chnace, it WILL work as you want.
My HP evo D530 basic hardware is completly comparible and so is my Laptop.
Cisco Aironet is supported but we could never get it to work.
>
> > So until you understand that M$ is not you enemy and the end users are
not
> > your friends, you do not have a real chance into turning Linux into main
> > stream.
>
> <Bad Monthy Python copy>
> Oh, but M$ IS the only enemy. Oh, and the Endusers. M$ and the endusers
> are the enemy. And the sysadmins. M$, the endusers and the sysadmins are
> the only enemies. And the geeks. The only enemies are M$, the endusers,
> the sysadmins amd the gooks. Those are the only enemies. And the
> managers. The only ...
>
> </BMPc>
> --
> houghi
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