[Dclug] "Linux isn't compatible with most existing computers"

[Keith Ivey]

Ed James wrote:
> I think there's a world of difference between a "computer" and a "card
> added to a computer".  Yes, there are chipsets used in cards which don't
> have Linux drivers for them.  But there ARE chipsets used in cards which
> DO have Linux drivers for them.   Replace those from the first group with
> cards from the second group (ignoring laptops for a bit), and you prolly
> have a machine that happily runs Linux.

I think for most people a computer is something you buy from Dell or 
CompUSA or wherever, not something you install cards in.  So the 
question is how likely it is that they'll be able to install Linux on a 
computer they see for sale somewhere, in which case the statement might 
be more defensible.

-- 
Keith C. Ivey <keith at iveys.org>
Washington, DC