Comments on: Is Linux currently at a fundamental disadvantage owing to how computers are set up?

By: used computers

used computers — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:07:10 +0000

I realize both regressions were examples of hardware vendors not keeping their drivers up with kernel changes. That doesn’t much matter to the end user, who simply sees things work worse after a version upgrade.

By: used computers

used computers — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:02:38 +0000

As to Linux and hardware, I just think it’s come a long way from writing my own ppp scripts in RedHat 5 to flawlessly installing Intrepid Ibex on the newest Dell notebook,including wireless and bluetooth.Havent had a hardware problem for about a year or so now.

By: Kurkeisan

Kurkeisan — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:19:34 +0000

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By: Jason Thibeault

Jason Thibeault — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:05:17 +0000

*facepalm*

By: Who, me?

Who, me? — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:24:30 +0000

I agree that the spammers are getting far too clever for any of our good — using comments that correspond with comments from other, similar threads via probably automated google searches. They started out by using copy-pasta from the same thread, but filters started blocking that too.

By: Jason Thibeault

Jason Thibeault — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:02:28 +0000

The spammers are getting far too clever for any of our good — using comments that correspond with comments from other, similar threads via probably automated google searches. They started out by using copy-pasta from the same thread, but filters started blocking that too.

By: Mackenzie

Mackenzie — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:04:17 +0000

What the hell…? “Ink Cartridges” comment is copy pasta of a chunk of one of my blog posts: http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com/2009/07/bold-prediction-bug-1-will-be-closed-in.html

By: B. Gates

B. Gates — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:34:59 +0000

Windows would never work worse after a version upgrade, tehrefore if Linux is ever rumored to have done so even if fixed then Linux sucks in comparison to Windows.

By: Russell

Russell — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:22:05 +0000

When I said that “fully engineered together” advantage is only at initial purchase, I meant any system provided by a company that puts some effort into making sure hardware and software work together. In this context, that’s mostly Windows systems, but also applies to Linux systems sold retail.

While it is true that “over time Linux covers more and more hardware,” that doesn’t mean there aren’t any regressions. Interpid had a regression that broke the Poulsbo video driver, causing a lot of hair pulling for people using Ubuntu on the Dell Mini 12. Likewise, Jaunty had a regression regarding ATI video (Fglrx).

Yes, I realize both regressions were examples of hardware vendors not keeping their drivers up with kernel changes. That doesn’t much matter to the end user, who simply sees things work worse after a version upgrade.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:58:53 +0000

The memory limit is a hardware one, not a software one. Some software solutions exist. There is a “huge memory” option in Linux that can take advantage of more memory on some hardware.

I’m not sure how this works exactly in the current kernel.