Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> 2 issues to know:
>
> 1) the kernel is getting bigger and is to the point that not all drivers can fit on a 2.88MB floppy which El Torito emulates on a CD. Now while most distros use the native El Torito mode with full access, IBM ships very old BIOSes that lack a lot of support.
>
> 2) the best notebooks for Linux are quickly becoming Apple. The PC notebook is now very proprietary and tied to a specific instance of Windows. This is not so much an anti-Linux thing, but ties back into the superstore model and control of sistribution with forced upgrades. With today's loss leading, accessories and other add-ons which are not even model intercompatible is how the make money.
>
>
Ack. Hell, no. I'm not interested in a laptop that only has one button
for the pointing device (unless someone wants to give it to me for free,
or nearly-free).
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