Interesting article,
Brian Chabot
brian at datasquire.net
Thu Mar 4 11:43:25 EST 2010
Chris wrote:
> I don't agree with all of it, but it does put a few things in perspective.
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=7532&tag=nl.e539
I do not agree with the author of the article either.
His arguments seem only based on a limited experience of what Linux has
to offer.
I know that Mandriva Linux, even its free version has already overcome
the hurdles he mentions long ago:
No gaming support - Mandriva has an entire product line devoted to
gaming, but the gaming developers didn't work with it and the end users
didn't try it out. It was subsequently dropped.
Little/no OEM support - Mandriva has had an OEM certification program
for years.
No iPod support - Amarok. Right out of the box.
No migration tool - Mandriva has has a built-in migration tool for quite
some time now - Transfugdrake - right in the System area of the control
center.
Driver/hardware confusion - For 90% of hardware out there, you don't
need it. "Also, the fact that there’s no such thing as a “works with
Linux” logo..." Yes, there is. I have a bunch of stickers with the one
I designed and I'm sure there are others.
Free tech support dries up - http://www.mandrivausers.org
Confusion about distro differences - OK, I'll give him that one.
Brian
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