One of the challenges for the alternative operating systems is device
drivers, especially proprietary ones, because the GPL apparently does not
allow proprietary code to be bundled into a distribution.
"Dale" <nospam@nospam.ever> wrote in message
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>I would make the switch to an alternative OS for my media center
>applications if there was an alternative OS that could play high quality
>media on a high quality device. If the Ubuntu gurus are smart, they'd
>focus on media. As it is now, I don't see the support to make it worth
>while.
>
> Dale
>
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
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>> "The man from Finland!" <ThemanfromFinland@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote in message
>> news
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>>> Yah, Linux is priceless as it doesn't cost anything. Everything is
>>> done with pure joy and fun of making a better operating system than
>>> Windows. Everyone knows we have succeeded. Windows looks like really
>>> ridiculous and expensive piece of software. Please don't buy any of
>>> that!. Ubuntu means hunanity and it is really a differenet world from
>>> Microsoft. There's NO humanity in Microsoft!
>>>
>>> "Ray" wrote:
>>> Exactly as
>>> alias said!
>>> software.
>>>> They're priceless.
>>>>
>>>> "progressive realization" <-> wrote in message
>>>> news:ec3ObZh$GHA.2328@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1...ockkirkas4.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2...ttyvistxp2.jpg
>>
>> Yeah I have been hearing this since 1991. And in Torvalds book, he claims
>> he uses Windows. So the author of Linux uses Linux. That doesn't say much
>> for Linux, does it?
>>
>> And I won't care if 99% of the world uses Linux, it is worthless to me
>> until third party developers start selling hardware with Linux in mind.
>> As I am not fooled with Linux is free, if I have to write my own TV card
>> and VoIP phone drivers for the stupid Linux. I played that game with OS/2
>> and I ain't writing any more drivers. As I have far better things to do
>> with my time. <grin>
>>
>> With Windows, you buy the box and if it doesn't work, you take it back to
>> the store and get another one that works. With Linux, it is up to you and
>> you alone to make it work. Blah! I'm too old that that stuff.
>>
>> --
>> Bill
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