Subject: RE: Linux laptops
From: Ferwerda Darren (app3dxf) (app3dxf@ups.com)
Date: Wed Mar 06 2002 - 13:28:34 MST
I agree, IceBook is not new hardware, but take a look at when it was
released, and when 2.1 was released, not THAT far apart. I may have seemed
ranty, but hours and hours of documentation get to a programmer. :) 2.2,
HOPEFULLY will address most, if not all of these issues. If the same things
happens with 2.2 and the TiBook and IceBook, I will be right beside you.
But, I have a feeling, Terrasoft will do their best. Seems almost like I
work for them, considering how I plug them, huh? Remember, Windows is
actually respun every once in a while to include new drivers, and support.
Anyone remember how many versions of Win95 there were? Orig, OSR 1, OSR 2,
OSR 2.5, etc... Solaris has the same thing done, there are different
releases of Solaris that have month stamps on them that include new support
and fixes. YDL is released, then updates are placed in the YUP servers.
How YUP is misconfigured by default is an issue, but that is another thread,
or two, or 50 Bazillion! HEHE.
Darren
-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Christopher [mailto:jchristopher@takenote.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 3:22 PM
To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
Subject: RE: Linux laptops
Snipped out a bunch of your stuff. Just want to make something clear: I
understand that you should expect new hardware to break.
The iceBook 500 is NOT new hardware, having been released roughly a year
ago. It's video card is a Rage128 (several years old). Airport card -
several years old. G3 processor - 4 years old. Open Firmware - 3 years old.
Sorry, but things should "just work" by now.
I'm not complaining that it doesn't work with new hardware. It doesn't work
with OLD hardware - look at all the posts on this list and usenet looking
for help on a beige G3 because something failed, right out of the box.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ferwerda Darren (app3dxf) [mailto:app3dxf@ups.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 11:55 AM
To: 'yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com'
Subject: RE: Linux laptops
That is kind of the problem with Free Software if you are looking
for a completely working OS with support for all of the newest hardware out
there.
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