Indeed. My work finds me building quite a few machines, Windows and Linux on old and new hardware.
A Windows install takes much of a day to update, the disk or pre-install is always ancient: each update spawns more updates. More likely to encounter missing drivers than: Ubuntu: update one time to make software current regardless of starting point. And, a command to apt-get results in all the cool functionality the Windows box won't have without $$$ Then there's the malware ... On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Terry Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:38:38 -0700 (PDT) > "Edward K. Ream" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just reverted to 10.10 and my networking works again. >> >> I guess I won't have to buy another laptop just yet :-) >> >> Imo, 11.04 is actively dangerous and should be avoided if possible. > > Not that I'm trying to defend it, but I installed it on a laptop > without problem and everything "just worked" (screen resolution, > wireless, Fn keys for screen brightness and volume etc.). > > Then I tried installing Windows 7... Screen resolution was bad, no > problem, I'll just grab the driver... wireless wasn't supported, well, > that's annoying, plug in an ethernet cable... that's not supported > either - seriously? I had to transfer stuff with a flash drive. 180° > turn around from the bad old days when hardware compatibility was an > issue for Linux :-} > > Cheers -Terry > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "leo-editor" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en.
