[SATLUG] [Fwd: Re: Which Linux is for You?]

[Borries Demeler]

Hmm, it would help to know what exactly is not working.

Linux = Linux, so if it is supported at all (some hardware will NEVER be
supported because of proprietary interfaces) you can make it work on any
Linux distro. Some hardware may not work out of the box, and may require
some tweaking, but whatever is supported should work on any distro. I
have a feeling that your friend Larry is either looking for an excuse
to continue running Windows (in which case you should let him) or he is
simply not willing to put in the extra effort to make it work on a free
platform (which we all should respect, we are free to do more). Linux will
always be somewhat of an educational experience, and some people don't
have the patience for this. Recent versions of Linux have become quite
capable in running a decent setup "out of the box", but it may not be
enough for your friend.

-b.




> 
> Hey, Gang... I've got a friend who -really- wants to be using Linux.  
> Below are his concerns.
> How can I help him?
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> Geoff, I have about 6 versions of Linux, Debian, knoppix, Redhat, SuSE, etc. 
> but none of them see all of my hardware. So far, for what I am doing, it is 
> not worth my effort or time. Believe me, I know Linux is superior but I 
> have, truly, ZERO problems with Windows 2K or XP, it just all works for me 
> and my business. If I could find a version of Linux that I could get up and 
> running in a reasonable amount of time (2 hours) that WORKED with what I 
> have, I would change in a second, but so far, Linux just is not up to date 
> with the real "Business" world yet. I have tried several times. If you ever 
> find a version, please let me know. It is not about experiencing Linux, I 
> have done that. In fact I used to setup and administrate all of the Motorola 
> Unix servers which was very similar, both Pre-GUI and post GUI, of course, 
> Linux has vastly improved on that.
> 
> Larry
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Geoff" 
> To: "Larry 
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 1:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Which Linux is for You?
> 
> 
> > Larry Lowry - WD5CFJ wrote:
> >> None so far.
> >>
> >> My only question is this. Which one can I insert into my pc and it will 
> >> load, recognize ALL of my hardware including my wireless network 
> >> hardware, and motherboard chipset hardware and then JUST WORK without me 
> >> having to go all over the internet looking for patches, addin's,etc, 
> >> because the latest SUSE surely dosen't.
> >>
> >> Larry
> >
> > At least you've got 'choices', Larry, and there are more distros than 
> > SuSE.  In fact, I'm looking for one m'self so I can get away from Novell, 
> > since they've decided to align themselves with Micro$loth.
> >
> > Why not download an .iso of Knoppix - boot the machine from the CD and 
> > experience linux that way.
> >
> > There are several 'live' cd's, for the various distros.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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