[Gllug] Linux has arrived

[Alain Williams]

On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 08:20:27AM +0000, John Hearns wrote:
> 2009/3/21 Paul Lee <paul at ma1.se>:
> >
> > Ubuntu "just works" out of the box. I was amazed I could connect
> > effortlessly to wireless networks (seems any generic USB stick works) or
> > 3G Orange Mobile Broadband via my phone. Even my webcams work!
> 
> A few weeks ago in the local Currys store I saw a notice pinned up
> beside the netbooks. The gist of it was "No 3D network dongles work
> with Linux netbooks"

Did you ask them why they have not obtained some that DO work with Linux netbooks ?
It is quite evident that they are getting the demand. Point out the sales
that they are loosing.

> At a guess, there are one or two chipsets which don't work with Linux,
> and the staff are not trained to steer the customers towards which
> ones are, and don;t want to cope with customers coming back with
> netbooks which "won't work".
> Bad show.

Places like Currys don't like Linux:

* If something doesn't work under MS Windows, then blame the manufacturer

* Linux people tend to buy less s/ware from them, either because they can
  get equivalents for free (ooo, gimp, ...) or they don't need it (norton a/v, ...)

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