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novomit
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response 25 of 44:
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Jul 23 13:19 UTC 2003 |
The hardware compatibility problems have gotten a lot better recently. Used
to be that you'd have to be careful of what kind of hardware you used with
Linux, but now I find that I can install it with little problem on most PC's
that I come across.
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gull
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response 26 of 44:
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Jul 23 13:48 UTC 2003 |
It installs and runs on most systems, now. If you have "weirdtech"
hardware like video capture cards or scanners it can be a bit touch and
go, though. My scanner worked great under RedHat 7.3, but since I
upgraded to 8.0 it's never worked again.
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scott
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response 27 of 44:
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Jul 23 14:56 UTC 2003 |
Speaking of which, my new computer (one of those small Shuttle PCs) has the
NVidia video, network, and sound chipsets. The video and sound worked fine
with both RedHat 9.0 and Mandrake 9.1 installs, and the network started
working after I downloaded the (binary-only) drivers from NVidia's website.
I'm using it right now, having just gotten the network going!
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slynne
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response 28 of 44:
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Jul 23 15:21 UTC 2003 |
The day that Linux is more dependable and cheaper than Windows is the
day that businesses will start to use it. *Then* Microsoft will have a
problem.
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scott
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response 29 of 44:
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Jul 23 16:06 UTC 2003 |
Guess what? Linux is cheaper, more dependable, and IBM is selling it all over
the place. :)
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dcat
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response 30 of 44:
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Jul 23 16:21 UTC 2003 |
Last I asked, IBM was not selling Linux for personal machines. Wal*Mart, on
the other hand, *does* sell PCs with Mandrake installed, although I think only
by mail order. (In the store, you can get them w/ blank drives and install
your own OS.) They're about 300-400 USD, IIRC.
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slynne
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response 31 of 44:
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Jul 23 16:27 UTC 2003 |
Then Microsoft has a problem!
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novomit
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response 32 of 44:
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Jul 23 16:52 UTC 2003 |
Not so sure. I don't hear many commercials or ads touting the cheaper Mandrake
PC's. If few people hear about it, then they won't get bought, regardless of
its merits. A little more PR might be in order.
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twenex
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response 33 of 44:
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Jul 25 17:26 UTC 2003 |
Re #30: would IBM selling Linux for PC's be influential? Wouldn't it be better
if Dell and or HP started selling it? Maybe if IBM (and Toshiba) started
distributing it in laptops. I don't know what IBM's ranking among Pc vendors
is, but I gather they aren't that high up.
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dcat
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response 34 of 44:
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Jul 25 19:53 UTC 2003 |
HP's Thai subsidiary now sells laptops and desktops with a Thai-language
edition of Linux, subsidised by the Thai government. The story at
[http://asia.cnet.com/newstech/systems/0,39001153,39129420,00.htm] mentions
that "None of the large U.S.-based PC makers--HP, IBM and Dell--are known to
sell consumer desktops or notebook with the Linux OS pre-installed."
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tod
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response 35 of 44:
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Jul 25 19:57 UTC 2003 |
This response has been erased.
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gull
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response 36 of 44:
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Aug 12 21:07 UTC 2003 |
Dell did sell desktop PCs with Linux, but backed off, apparently under
pressure from Microsoft. They still sell servers with Linux.
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dbratman
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response 37 of 44:
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Aug 21 06:09 UTC 2003 |
You know, the idea that one manufacturer (of software) can threaten a
retailer into not carrying the products of another manufacturer
absolutely amazes me, and strikes me as profoundly un-American.
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gull
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response 38 of 44:
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Aug 21 13:27 UTC 2003 |
It's just the free market at work. Or so Republicans would have us
believe. :>
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jor
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response 39 of 44:
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Aug 25 00:35 UTC 2003 |
That's why the name of the lawsuit is
The United States of America
versus Microsoft
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other
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response 40 of 44:
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Aug 26 22:11 UTC 2003 |
It IS the free market at work, and it is an example of exactly why an
unregulated free market is just about as bad as a totalitarian state, if not
worse.
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i
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response 41 of 44:
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Aug 27 02:34 UTC 2003 |
Why do you think that there's any difference at all between a truely
unregulated free market and a totalitarian state?
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other
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response 42 of 44:
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Aug 28 06:00 UTC 2003 |
One might actually have the pretense of being a non-corporate governed state.
I suppose that pretense is essential to creating either, but the difference
might lie in the nature of the pretense.
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pcdojo
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response 43 of 44:
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Sep 14 08:55 UTC 2003 |
hi i have a mandrake 8.2 and a router, 3 pc's and a cable
modem.Hmmm it's not a router it 's a switch lol . And i want to share my inet
connection. How should i do it ? Dumb question i know but hey, i have been
using linux for just 3-4 days now... and everything is so simple to understand
in the man in you don't know the basics.
10x
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mcnally
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response 44 of 44:
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Sep 20 08:03 UTC 2003 |
Many home network switches have connection-sharing stuff built in but
if your switch is just a switch you'll probably need to set up one of
the computers to serve as a local gateway and do IP masquerading.
There're almost certainly some excellent FAQs on exactly how to do this.
I'd search for "IP masquerading" to find more info..
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