Matthew East wrote:
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Hi,
* Robert Schumann:
On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 09:26 +0200, Mark Van den Borre wrote:
2006/7/12, Steve Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
We've started a wiki page of Ubuntu-compatible hardware that is
available in the UK. If you have bought anything recently that you
think's worth adding, pop it on
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/Hardware
Or if you're not a wiki kind of person, give details in a reply to
this thread and I or someone else will add it on your behalf.
Remember, UK-focus what we're looking for :).
I'm sorry to say that I miss a lot of focus in this. What exactly is
the goal of this page? I don't really see it.
I do see the point, and I'd perhaps like to amplify the goal.
A friend for whom I've installed Ubuntu complained to me that his one
major problem with Ubuntu is not knowing whether a product he wants to
buy - external DVD drive, printer/scanner, wifi card - will work in
Ubuntu. I think being able to point him to a site which says "this
product works great under Ubuntu" serves two purposes: first he knows
what works, and second products that support Linux get exposure.
Confirmed. My brother had a hell of a time getting a wifi card which
would be Ubuntu compatible. In the end he just bought one at random, and
had to hack around with ndiswrapper to get it to work.
Would it be worth switching the focus from particular hardware (and how
many people are really going to focus on serial numbers etc, rather than
just brand name) to linux-friendly vendors?
Whenever I'm asked about linux-compatible wifi cards, something I'm not
very knowledgable about, I always direct them to the linux emporium
(linuxemporium.co.uk)
because the service is good, and they know what they're talking about.
John
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