[Ham-Computers] [Ham-Linux] Take ACER Off your Linux-Friendly List

[jeff]

match at ece.utah.edu wrote:
> I think more likely, since Linux is such a minor player, why bother? What 
> percentage of the OS market does Linux own, something like 0.3%? (yeah, I 
> knoww... it's growing. But Linux is not even close to becoming a threat)

I don't bother wasting my time hating the non-supporters.  It's more 
productive to support the linux supporting vendors.


> So, you won't buy another Acer. Niether will I. And we are not even a blip on 
> Acers sales radar.

Dell has been a lot nicer to linux users.  You can order a few of their 
consumer computers and laptops with Ubuntu.  You can get other flavors 
on commercial hardware.  There is a thriving linux-Dell community also. 
  It's good to go there before ordering.

Because Dell has made the effort, effort is being made to go Dell.  They 
dispatched a rep to a local linux user group to go over their plans. 
They're pretty serious, although not perfect.

Michael Dell allegedly used Ubuntu for a year before deciding to feature 
it on some products.


I have yet to meet a desktop or laptop that will not run linux.