I love my high end current hardware with Linux. :-D On Sun, 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 > 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~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen