[ale] Acceptance of Linux on the desktop

[tfreeman at intel.digichem.net]

I'm not so sure I can agree entirely. Over the years, I've looked at many 
items (scanners, cameras, and what have you) and found _no_ Mac support 
included in the box. Support for Windows, almost always (well into the 
99+% range), but support for the Mac trails significantly. 


On Sat, 23 Aug 2003, Sean Kilpatrick wrote:

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> I would possit that the single greatest bar to a
> more general acceptance of Linux on the desktop is
> the lack of manufacturer-supplied drivers.
> I can go to any computer super store and buy *any*
> computer add on (digital camera, flatbed scanner,
> film scanner, printer, digital card reader, etc.)
> and be sure that it will work with either the
> Macintosh or the M$ operating system. If the whatever
> doesn't work right out of the box when I plug it in,
> the supplied CD will have the needed drivers and I
> can expect to have full use of the whatever, including
> all its bells and whistles, within minutes of turning
> it on.
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