>
> I burnt my hand recently after buying a $90 Logitech quickcam pro or
> something. As my bad luck turned out, this needed the exact driver which
> was pulled out from the Linux kernel in a big public spat [1]. My bad,
> I should have checked before that flash of impulsive buying. I had to
> donate the cam to my brother who happily runs it on his XP (blech).
>
> [1] http://lwn.net/Articles/99615/
>
> Can some one tell me what is the positioning of linux as an operating
system.
who are target audience/consumers of linux supposed to be.
is it for the general users who want an alternative for windows or the few
fakirs[1] who put ideology above all and are not willing to compromise at
any cost.
is linux intended by design to always remain out of the reach of the person
who refuses to jump through hoops to get the hardware to work .
i myself back in the days had to switch to windows because i bought an
unsupported video card and did not have the money to buy an new one.
[1] Definitions of *fakir* on the Web
A performer of seemingly miraculous feats (such as firewalking, snake
charming and lying on a bed of nails)
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