Facebook users: ask for Linux software

[Dotan Cohen]

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 04:30, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
> The other thing I meant to add is that the situation is a bit
> different for companies providing freeware, such as drivers, that talk
> to hardware that they sell. It's directly in their interest to sell
> kit to Linux users, and the more Linux users there are and the more
> vocal they are, the better the chances of good Linux drivers for
> existing hardware. The pros and cons are quite different for this sort
> of code than for proprietary commercial software, where if it is
> expensive it will get pirated and if it's very popular then someone
> will come up with a Free version and destroy the company's market.
>
> If you want a high-quality desktop Unix with a wide choice of
> commercial software, the only real answer is Mac OS X.
>

That is a very good point. I have written to tens of hardware
companies to request Linux support.

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