I love my high end current hardware with Linux. :-D
On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 5:35 PM, Michael Havens <
bmike1@gmail.com> 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@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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