Is Linux always so frustating^

[Andre Costa]

On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 10:34:07 -0600
Robin Laing <Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca> wrote:

> We all have to learn some times.  Patience with anything new is 
> something that many people don't have now adays.  Of course Microsoft 
> depends on this.
> 
> I have had my problems with Linux and hardware and it has been 
> compounded by manufacturers that provide drivers only to find that the
> 
> drivers do not provide full features.  My latest problem was with a 
> ATI 9600 and no DRI using the ATI supplied drivers.  I replaced it 
> with a Nvidia.

Don't forget to pressure companies into providing better (decent)
support for Linux -- specially if the lack of such support led you to
drop their hardware for one that offers better compatibility, this
should hit them where it really hurts (their wallet).

Most of the times it doesn't yield results in the short term, but it
pays off in the long run. I do this everytime I can, eg. my internet
banking only worked with IE =/ I filed bug reports, called them, told
them I only use Linux and they were denying me access to my account. It
took some time, but now they have proper Linux support.

Just my $0.02 ;)

Best,

Andre

-- 
Andre Oliveira da Costa