When Linux provides so many high-quality operating systems of many varieties free of...? - Quora

[Michael Havens]

PLUG members are so generous.
I've found many LUG members are generous. When I first moved to Gainesville
I had to replace my desktop (which had been fried by lightening just 3 days
before). I post a message to the local lug group asking for a donation and
lots of people offered.  Then someone axed me from the lug list!

On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 8:51 PM, Eric Oyen <eric.oyen at icloud.com> wrote:

> hehe. I have a number of older model desktops (including an old Intel
> pentium 3 Ghz cpu) that can run the latest versions of Linux easily. That
> is generally what happens to a lot of my older equipment. I dump windows
> (or OS X) for the latest working Linux.
>
> Hell, I still have that old toshiba satellite laptop with the semi working
> screen here. it gets used to control my ham station by remote. Not bad ,
> all things considered. BTW< that laptop was donated by a fellow plug member
> over 8 years ago. It still works and still does its job. :)
>
> -eric
>
> On Oct 25, 2015, at 5:35 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>
> > why in the world would anyone buy new equipment if they use Linux? (not
> counting laptops---- used laptops suck! Though I did put Linux on an xp
> laptop for a lady I knew when i lived in Cottonwood)
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:58 PM, Keith Smith <techlists at phpcoderusa.com>
> wrote:
> > Most of what you talk about is outside the scope of a data center.
> >
> > On 2015-10-25 15:42, Eric Oyen wrote:
> > time may be money, but sometimes its worth it to have alternatives.
> >
> > I like alternatives.  I run Mint on my desktop.  I've been fortunate
> enough that it just worked so it was cost effective.  I like buying
> discounted hardware and putting Linux on it.  I would have difficulty
> leaving home with a Mac that might cost $2k or more.... yikes.
> >
> > Still time is money.  All things being equal, a top end programmer might
> make $40 - $60 plus per hour W2 plus benefits.  Is it cost effective to
> have that person or someone else compile a driver for their hardware?
> Probably not unless they have a very specific need. They need something
> that gets them to work as fast as possible.  I think that was the one of
> the points of the article.
> >
> > I used Windows for years, even though I have never been a fan of M$.
> Why because it did the job.  Until several years ago I did not like Linux
> on my desktop, even though I tried to go M$ free on two prior occasions
> dating back to 2000.
> >
> > I think what you are describing is a business niche or someone with
> Linux admin skills messing with their own hardware.
> >
> >
> > Sure, on a mac everything "just works" (well, mostly). The issue here
> > is that all IT personnel need to know how to deal with any OS on their
> > network, including being able to edit and compile drivers for
> > specialized hardware. I have an old mac here (its a series 2007
> > vintage white book) and I managed to get linux working on it. The key
> > is finding the correct drivers. If one doesn't exist, but is close to
> > another in the same chipset, it isn't that hard to modify it to work
> > (or, it may just work anyway). The kicker is getting the source info
> > from the manufacturer (in the case of apple, its Intel). SOmetimes
> > they are helpful and sometimes they aren't .
> >
> > -eric
> >
> > On Oct 25, 2015, at 2:09 PM, Keith Smith wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > "Linux is only free if your time is worthless." - A guy that owns a data
> center told me he buys Mac because he does not have the time to fix driver
> issues.... etc.  Time is money!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > </snip>
> >
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