Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 16th Dec 2005 22:28 UTC
"Linux works. This is a very matter-of-fact statement, but it is one many people (myself included) make every day when they boot up their computers. It is not a perfect product, it would not be sensible to expect something as complex as an operating system to be flawless, but fact remains that Linux does work. On the software side of things the open source community has done a very good job of making this clear, but the other half of computing, hardware, this movement has not been as successful. Every day Linux users encounter driver and compatibility issues which Windows users have not had to deal with for years."
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I agree with that. Wi-FI, modem(software), tv cards and USB have more problems in Linux then windows. Why hardware company are restricting there hardware specification is something strange to me.
And i think is the major problem with hardare devices having problem with Linux. (NO SUPPORT FROM HARDWARE SUPPLIER).
Maybe secret contract agreements exist with microsoft to not release information to other potential competitive OS in exchange of valuable or hidden information to build driver under windows(hypotesis). (English is not my first Language, sorry)