[off topic] Linux on laptop and all FLOSS?

[Magnus Therning]

On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 02:50:42PM +0100, Thomas Beckett wrote:
>On Apr 4, 2005 3:25 PM, Magnus Therning <magnus at therning.org> wrote:
>> I am planning on buying a laptop, I wouldn't rule out dual booting
>> Windows but my main OS will be Ubuntu GNU/Linux.
>> 
>> After hours of googling I am left wondering:
>> 
>>  Is there a single laptop vendor that supports Linux?
>> 
>> Mostly it seems to be open source device drivers in the following areas
>> that are missing:
>> 
>>  power saving
>>  modem (linmodem seems to fill the gap somewhat)
>>  wlan (ndiswrapper seems evil, and I'd like to avoid it)
>> 
>> Have I missed any Linux-friendly laptop brand?
>
>One thing to suggest - rather than the pros and cons of each system.
>Why not simply burn the Hoary Live CD as it uses exactly the same
>hardware detection as Hoary install. Then go down to your local
>retailer and tell them you want to play around with a few models and
>see if they will mind you running the liveCD.

That is a great idea. The only thing is that more and more computer
manufacturers are running web-only sales. That means I wouldn't be able
to check out any Dells. Also, many of the cheaper systems (e.g.
tiny.com) are out of the question then :(

/M

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