On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 13:51, Temlakos wrote: > That's the only trouble with Linux: not every hardware maker wants to > work with what is still as much a political movement as an industry > standard, and that just makes things harder for everyone. ---- just a thought here... I don't see this to be a problem with Linux at all but rather a two-fold problem... - people's expectations/lack of understanding what open source licensed software truly is - it's not about free software, it also includes not distributing software that isn't open source. - manufacturers either unwilling to release their drivers as open source to the community or doing so in between Linux distribution or kernel releases thereby delaying them for 6 months to 2 years. I don't agree with your notion of Linux as a political movement having anything to do with some companies motivation - most of these companies are eager enough to sell their hardware regardless of software platform. Linux isn't a political movement...it's a software choice. Craig
