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Linux works out of the box.
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| One of good things said about OS X is that OS X works out of the box. But it
| doesn't work out of the box on any hardware - it works out of the box *on mac
| hardware*.
|
| I believe same can be just as well said about Linux: It works out of the
| box... on mac-level hardware :-)
|
| Or, to be exact, Linux generally works out of the box on quality hardware.
| If you stay away from obscure cheap crap (or expensive crap), and get distro
| that is not too fundamentalist about open source and includes closed source
| drivers (such as mandriva), everything works "out of the box" (as in you put
| livecd, boot, and voila).
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http://dmytry.blogspot.com/2009/03/linux-works-out-of-box.html
Recent:
Desktop Linux - If it ain't broke don't fix it!
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| I have been using Linux for a decade and using PCLinuxOS since it's 0.92
| release. I had installed PCLinuxOS 0.92 sometime in 2005 worked on it for
| quite a long period, and installed the much anticipated pclos 2007. But I had
| to distro-hop, when I sold off that desktop and brought home a low-cost
| notebook. Hopped a full circle across the much hyped distros but again came
| back to pclos - the venerable PCLinuxOS 2008 MiniME.
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http://pclinuxos2007.blogspot.com/2009/01/desktop-linux-if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix.html
Why everyone should be using an Open Source operating system
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| Most people are just not aware there's a choice, most people don't even know
| what a Operating System is.
| It's up to us to make them now.
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http://www.theothersolution.nl/blog6.php/2009/01/16/title-3
A tool
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| “I just want it to work.”
|
| I believe that the interface for the program/operating system/web application
| should be as simple, intuitive and consistent as possible (see Google, Apple,
| Moo etc.).
|
| In My Humble Opinion, this is why (Ubuntu) Linux has made such leaps and
| bounds, the fact that it now pretty much works out of the box on wide variety
| of platforms.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10009082o-2000332346b,00.htm
ASUS Eee PC is a good option for a lightweight laptop
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| All told, the Eee PC is a great out-of-the-box Linux laptop for new users.
| With the default Xandros install, everything just works. The boot speeds are
| amazing, and suspend/resume works great.
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http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=239
Related:
Adventures in Linux go forth
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| Finally, Linux has grown to become a viable rival to Windows. Why? It just
| works.
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http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070909%2FBUSINESS%2F209090321
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