That's a point one have to consider when switching to Linux: not all hardware has drivers. Also, configuring your hardware by hand in case something is not automatically detected by the distribution instalation program is a task for persistent persons: lots of info on the net about literaly everithing, just have to "digest" all that. If you plan to be a "heavy" Linux user, you'll gotta read a lot of man pages, "HOWTO"s, discussion groups archives, original programmer's site documentation, and so forth. Francisco John Ferrell wrote: >I had a brief affair with Linux a year or so back. Here is what I learned: >The Red Hat package that is available for $50 or so saves a lot of time. It >will require a lot of updates from their website but that is relatively >painless and is included in the price. > >All hardware is not supported. This was a problem with motherboards and with >video cards. The hardware runs, but very slowly! The mother board needed to >have its supporting software loaded and there was simply none available that >would run with Linux. Although it was a 600 mhz machine with an 8G hard >drive it was very limited due to the performance. I wanted a full featured >machine so I had installed everything in the package. I have set aside the >machine for now and it will soon be loaded with Win98 and go to my grand >daughter. The Win XP PRO machine that I put together last year has put to >rest most of my Microsoft complaints. It is tough to hang it. > >If you have a limited number of applications to run, Linux works fine. If >you have a lot of machines needing an OS, it is an economical solution. > >John Ferrell >6241 Phillippi Rd >Julian NC 27283 >Phone: (336)685-9606 >johnferrell@earthlink.net >http://DixieNC.US >NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW >"My Competition is Not My Enemy" > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Luis Moreira" >To: >Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 2:29 AM >Subject: [OT:] Linux info > > > > >>Hi Guys >>I been reading a lot of stuff on this list about Linux, and I am not very >>pleased with windows I would like to look at alternatives, specially if >> >> >they > > >>are cheap or even free. >>The problem is that I been using windows for such a long time that I can >> >> >not > > >>get my head around the Linux concept. >>and then there are Linux, Debian, etc. I am confused... >>any really good sources of info that you can recommend ? >>From all the info I got from a Electronics engineer's angle this system >>brings a lot of advantages in terms of hardware control. >> >>thanks in advance for any help, and sorry for my MS windows corrupted >> >> >little > > >>brain, I blame society... >>best regards >> Luis >> >>-- >>http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different >>ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. >> >> >> > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different >ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > >. > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.