Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 15th Dec 2005 19:30 UTC
The Open Source Development Labs has voiced cautious optimism that its latest initiative could finally herald a mass-market for Linux on the desktop. OSDL is pushing ahead with Project Portland, to develop a common set of core technical requirements for Linux and open source software on the desktop, following a meeting of 47 companies and organizations it hosted earlier this month. Portland has identified a core set of areas, spanning the interface, plug-and-play, drivers and the kernel, that OSDL members will flesh out.
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unfortunately that is also my experience: not only that my notebook (Toshiba M50) doesn't really support ACPI (e.g. the notebook just runs 1:30 until the battery is low or no way to suspend the system at all - although all needed kernel modules are loaded - tested with Gentoo, Ubuntu, openSuse), ATi is also too gay to support any of their gfxcards (including that laptop's x600se). But because I used opensource and linux when the majority didn't even know that such thing could exist, I won't get scared by that
Well...actually, two things don't work: suspend and gfx hardware accelleration. Blame Toshiba for the former and gay Ati for the latter. That's not linux/unix/beos/skyos/syllable/hurd/bsd/... fault.