[fsck] Re: Laptops

[Benjamin Story]

Well this goes back to the x86 vs Apple debate from the 80s actually.  
Apple has always provided a very stable OS and hardware platform.  Why?  
Because they control exactly what hardware is in use and how it 
interacts with their software.  Monopolistic? Yes, but it's the best way 
to insure stability.  If a laptop is marketed as a Linux laptop, that 
means it's been tested with Linux which would make this whitelist moot 
because you wouldn't be needing a different card.  Besides, is it not 
within the rights of a manufacturer to limit the possibile 
configurations to ease in them providing the support that their 
customers will demand on the phone?
Matt Deckard wrote:

Perhaps, but how can any lovers of free software buy an HP Laptop, whose
BIOS prevents you from booting your computer if you have any network
adapter not on their whitelist?
It might not exactly be a free software issue, but I think it goes against
the same general principle of freedom (free hardware, perhaps?) You can 
find out more about this by doing a Google search for something like 
"laptop bios whitelist".

-Matt
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Benjamin Story
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Subject: [fsck] Re: Laptops
HP Will sell you a laptop without Windows.  It will instead be preloaded 
with Novell Linux (aka SuSe).
Chris Miller wrote:

 

I also may be looking for a laptop soon.  Does anyone know of a 
manufacturer that sells them sans windows?  I hate paying for 
something that I won't be using.

-Chris
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