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 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!! >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: