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| From | Rob <nomail@example.com> |
| Subject | Re: OT: For all the Window haters |
| References | <GDuwx.182807$2K5.32171@fx31.am4> <slrnmsaa7m.ksn.Jim.Diamond@jdiamond-nb2.acadiau.ca> |
| Message-ID | <slrnmsbehn.aul.nomail@xs9.xs4all.nl> (permalink) |
| Date | 2015-08-08 08:13 +0000 |
Jim Diamond <Jim.Diamond@deletethis.AcadiaU.ca> wrote: > On 2015-08-05 at 17:47 ADT, mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> wrote: > >> This is back to front. Normally it's Windows that just works. > I think you are confusing "works" with "has drivers for all the > hardware" But that is not the case at all... with Windows it is more often possible to FIND drivers for exotic hardware, even in cases where a Linux driver cannot be found or is of such abysmal quality that you would not want to have it on your system (or cannot, because it does not compile). However, when comparing the collection of drivers included on the installation media, so that a freshly installed system works without having to Google for drivers and download and install them one by one until all the yellow exclamation marks (except one) are gone, Linux wins hands down! And that has been the case for many years. In fact, with Windows it is normal that you will have to hunt down drivers after install but it is possible, with Linux it usually works out of the box and if not it is a sign of serious trouble ahead. (because installing separate drivers into the system is usually not going to work well, except for some special cases like video card drivers)
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OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-05 21:47 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-08-06 00:58 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2015-08-06 07:48 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-08-06 08:43 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2015-08-06 10:28 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-06 09:57 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Brian Reay <no.sp@m.com> - 2015-08-06 10:58 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2015-08-06 14:55 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-06 19:27 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-06 19:46 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2015-08-06 20:59 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Graham. <me@privicy.net> - 2015-08-07 00:22 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-07 17:12 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2015-08-07 16:22 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-06 09:55 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-06 10:38 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-08-07 08:18 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Jim Diamond <Jim.Diamond@deletethis.AcadiaU.ca> - 2015-08-07 18:53 -0300
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-08 08:13 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-08 10:01 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-08 14:14 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-08 13:31 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-09 00:14 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-09 07:22 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-09 10:11 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-09 11:28 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-08-09 13:30 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-09 16:00 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-09 18:04 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-09 20:11 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-09 14:06 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-08-09 21:32 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob <nomail@example.com> - 2015-08-09 21:16 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-08-10 11:05 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-10 13:51 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-10 17:13 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-08-11 11:40 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tony van der Hoff <tony@vanderhoff.org> - 2015-08-11 13:07 +0200
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-11 12:59 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-08-15 09:44 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-15 10:07 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-08-15 16:13 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-15 19:54 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-15 23:59 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-16 00:13 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> - 2015-08-16 11:02 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-16 12:58 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-16 10:51 -0400
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-16 19:05 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-08-16 23:03 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-16 22:55 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-08-17 21:46 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Mike Fleming <{mike}@tauzero.co.uk> - 2015-08-16 14:26 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-08-16 17:02 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-08-16 17:02 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-16 19:18 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2015-08-18 19:39 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-09 15:56 +0100
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Tonton Th <tTh@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-08-09 14:59 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-08-09 16:55 +0000
Re: OT: For all the Window haters Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-09 16:38 -0400
Re: OT: For all the Window haters mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-08-09 19:55 +0100
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