Should we all send them individual emails noting our love for Linux? :-P If they're in need for someone knowledgable enough to work with hardware and get it working under Linux, I'll be in the market for a job in a few weeks!
Have smtp, will annoy. -Jeff On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 02:53, ALFRED JOHNSON wrote: > Well, when an Intrex customer has Intrex build his computer from the > parts he chooses, it at least would be nice if he could at least expect > that the builders could install the hardware for those who prefer to > use another O.S. than Windows. When the Cary store had at least one > Linux expert it was nice to not have to deal with Windows just to get a > new piece of hardware properly installed. I wouldn't expect to have an > expert to fix all my Linux problems (that's a better job for Tri-lug) > but it would be nice not to have to have a Windows system just so you > could get a new piece of hardware installed. For about a year this used > to be possible. I like Intrex myself and I like their philosophy about > the hardware they sell -- solid hardware for reasonable prices. And > I've bought a lot of hardware from them. It's just a nuisance for me to > have to keep a windows system on an extra hard drive just so I can get > a piece of hardware properly installed on my machine. It would be in > their best interest to have at least one person who knew how to install > hardware for those who wish to use Linux, and according to Scott, they > would if they knew more of their customers were using Linux. -- Al > Johnson. > > On Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at 04:32 PM, Douglas Kojetin wrote: > > > it doesn't. i was just stating that i usually get a blurb about how > > they arepre limited in how they can or might troubleshoot my > > *specific* problem since they do not support linux. > > > > doug > > > > On Apr 20, 2004, at 3:21 PM, Mike M wrote: > > > >> <snip out a ton a stuff> > >> > >> Why does a hardware problem need to be fixed with Linux? The > >> diagnotics > >> are mostly written for windos. > >> -- > >> Mike > > > > -- > > TriLUG mailing list : > > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > > -- Jeff Tickle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JTSoft.net -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
