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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2005-10-08
"Hardware designed for windows obviously works with windows. But try connecting hardware designed for Apple or Solaris to your Windows machine, and it will most likley fail. You don't blame Windows for that, as the hardware/drivers were not designed for Windows."
Again though, the average user doesn't care about this explination. That's what I keep pointing out, but for some reason, many in the Linux community don't seem to get. They don't care about explinations as to why it doesn't work. All they care about is "The new hardware I bought off the shelf at Best Buy doesn't work, or requires a lot of screwing around to make it work."
I'm not blaming Linux. I'm saying it's a problem that keeps Linux from achieving widerspread success on the desktop. Whether you blame Linux, hardware manufactuerers, or Santa Clause is irrelevant to the end user. All that's relevant is that the robofrobinater card they bought off the shelf from Best Buy doesn't work with Linux.