Beware being ripped by Vista hardware scams
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| He says that as he continues to use Vista, he's discovering more
| problems and not just with graphics applications and monitors.
|
| No. He bought a Linksys wireless print server gizmo under a year
| ago and has discovered that the firm has no plans whatever to
| support it.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37480
More here:
http://www.pcper.com/comments.php?nid=3476
Related (also defending the subject line):
Linux Hardware Support
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| Here's the problem with that argument: Most hardware does not
| work "Out of the box" in Windows. When people say their hardware
| worked "Out of the box" I don't think they are talking about "Out
| of the blue Windows XP box." What I think they mean is "Out of
| the Dell box."
|
| [...]
|
| The catch is that you must buy hardware that is supported by the
| software you intend to run on it. Is this really so unreasonable?
| Would you buy a Sun Spark workstation and try to run Windows on it?
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http://www.jeeperscats.com/?p=7
Kernel Comparison for Linux (2.6.18) verses Windows (2003 R2)
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| Architectures: Linux Windows
| PC x86 Y Y
| PC AMD64 Y Y
| PC IA-64 Y Y
| Alpha Y N
| PPC Y N
| PPC64 Y N
| SPARC32 Y N
| SPARC64 Y N
| ARM Y N
| HP PA-RISC Y N
| Moto 680x0 Y N
| MIPS Y N
| MIPS (DEC) Y N
| PowerPC Y N
| IBM S/390 Y N
| others Y N
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http://widefox.pbwiki.com/Kernel%20Comparison%20Linux%20vs%20Windows
Is There Perfection in The Linux Kernel?
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| In a perfect world, you could compile a brand-new Linux kernel
| without the need for much configuration and without error.
|
| According to Linus Torvalds, the new 2.6.19 Linux kernel is such
| an entity.
|
| "It's one of those rare "perfect" kernels," Torvalds wrote in a
| Linux kernel mailing list posting announcing the new kernel.
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http://www.internetnews.com/article.php/3646456
HP all-in-one device works great with Linux
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| Once the ink cartridges have been installed and aligned --
| the unit first prints an alignment page, then scans it to
| check for needed adjustment -- Windows and Mac OS users are
| told to load their respective CDs to install the drivers.
| Linux users can scoff at the intellectual property
| handcuffs imposed on their non-free brothers and sisters
| and simply configure the unit from the friendly confines of their
| distribution.
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http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/10/03/203206
The Epson Stylus C88 Printer, works in Linux but not in Windows?
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| Now, I'm confused. I installed Ubuntu on a spare machine
| because my printer started printing all wrong. I just
| completed sharing it with CUPS and Samba and what happens?
| It still prints all wrong from Windows!
|
| [...]
|
| Just so you know, I did go back and install the drivers that
| came on the CD-ROM, same problem. I then downloaded the most
| recent drivers from Epson, same problem.
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http://hmtk.com/blog/index.php?/archives/82-The-Epson-Stylus-C88-Printer,-works-in-Linux-but-not-in-Windows.html
Perens set to tackle open-source hardware
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| On Monday, Perens plans to announce the TAPR Open Hardware
| License, a document written by John Ackerman designed
| specifically to govern hardware designs that can be
| modified and redistrubuted. Perens plans to submit the
| license to the Open Source Initiative for its as an
| open-source license.
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http://news.com.com/2061-10795_3-6156093.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
http://tinyurl.com/2noydh
Free Linux Driver Development!
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| Yes, that's right, the Linux kernel community is offering all
| companies free Linux driver development. No longer do you have
| to suffer through all of the different examples in the Linux
| Device Driver Kit, or pick through the thousands of example
| drivers in the Linux kernel source tree trying to determine
| which one is the closest to what you need to do.
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http://www.kroah.com/log/2007/01/29/#free_drivers
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