Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 16th Nov 2011 23:38 UTC, submitted by sb56637
And another popular Linux distribution pushes a new release out the door. This time around, it's openSUSE, as they just released version 12.1. Other than the usual latest and greatest version of all the open source desktops and associated tools, there's a few other interesting tidbits in this release as well.
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RE[3]: how many of you donate
by ggeldenhuys on Sun 20th Nov 2011 09:42
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RE[3]: how many of you donate
by Dave_K on Sun 20th Nov 2011 16:01
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You can't blame Linux if manufacturers won't write drivers or provide documentation for FOSS drivers.
It's a shame that some hardware manufacturers don't even offer documentation to Linux developers, but I don't think it's reasonable to expect them to produce drivers for a tiny market like desktop Linux. Things would probably change if Linux ever reached a 5-10% desktop market share.
I don't think anyone here has disputed the reasons behind Windows' superior hardware support. Unfortunately, allocating blame for Linux's issues doesn't change the user experience of installing and configuring it. As a user what matters to me is which OS works best on the hardware I use, regardless of the reasons for that.
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The only reason Windows "just works" is because the various hardware manufacturers provide the drivers.
You can't blame Linux if manufacturers won't write drivers or provide documentation for FOSS drivers.
Try and run any non-approved hardware on a Mac. You will really have something to complain about.