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

[Michael Havens]

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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