Re: Linux Developer Laptop

[Adam Glauser <adamglauser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Walden H. Leverich wrote:
> > It's full featured.  Even supports a Web 
> > cam.
>
> The fact that you have to say "even supports..." to something as trivial
> as a webcam shows that Linux isn't yet ready as a replacement for
> Windows. 

Perhaps not for the average computer user.  If you are at all 
technically inclined however, you can choose to "pay" for all of the 
benefits of using Linux instead of Windows.  Payment in this case comes 
in the form of doing a little research before you buy hardware.

That said, the number of devices that "just work" in Linux is growing 
rapidly, due to increased standards compliance, an increased vendor 
willingness to release Linux drivers or work with community developers 
who do, and the fact that the open source drivers just tend to support 
more varied hardware over time.