Ubuntu is not free.

[Gilles Gravier]

The problem arises when you decide to put Ubuntu (or any other OS) on a 
machine that you already have... then you have to live with whatever 
hardware you already had before... probably hardware that *WAS* running 
fine on Windows with proprietary drivers.

I like ideals... but reality kicks in every now and then... a bit (just 
a bit) of moderation and realistic behavior will go a long way.

Gilles.

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Alan McKinnon wrote:
>
>   
>> This is not a passive action that has to be engaged in, it's an active
>> one. "Oh dear, Ubuntu can't support 3D hardware without using
>> proprietary drivers. I guess we'll have to watch people stick with
>> Windows" isn't the attitude I'm advocating. There is only one department
>> that has any real internal clout in most modern companies, and it's the
>> Marketing department - make that department aware that significant
>> numbers of customers are demanding that they change their ways, and
>> watch what happens.
>>     
>
> Well said.  I have to admit, I've often told people complaining about lack
> of hardware support that "you wouldn't go out and buy hardware for a
> Windows machine that wasn't supported in Windows, and you shouldn't go out
> and buy hardware for a Linux machine that isn't supported."  You've made me
> realize I'm not quite going about this the right way.  Next time I'm
> shopping for something, I'll make my shortlist based solely on features,
> buy the best one that _is_ supported in Linux - and write to all the other
> manufacturers to tell them why they didn't get a sale.
>   

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