[ubuntu-studio-devel] Elementary OS

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Wed, 2 Sep 2015 12:09:28 +0200, Set Hallstrom wrote:
>On 2015-09-02 11:55, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>> My point is, that it's even nearly impossible for an experienced user
>> like me to buy Linux compatible hardware. I often got other hardware
>> that was mentioned as Linux compatible, but some revisions were not
>> and other hardware didn't work in combination with some other
>> hardware.
>> 
>> Windows and Mac user seldom run into such issues, while a lot of
>> inexperienced Linux users can't avoid it.
>
>This makes me feel like i'm going to break a leg soon. I've never had
>any problem finding hardware. Scanners, AIs, graphic cards,
>midicontrolers.... PCIe-cards.... What am i doing right?

You just have good luck and much money.

I not necessarily buy my hardware. I use hardware from trash, I borrow
hardware from neighbours.

What you find in a trash can or what your neighbours lend you most
likely can be used with a Windows machine, but not with a Linux machine.