On Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:20:16 +0100 deloptes <delop...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Joe wrote: > > > Poor support for new hardware is a general problem for Linux, as > > hardware is always designed for Windows, and drivers often have to > > be reverse engineered for Linux. Red Hat is in a somewhat better > > position than Debian, but no manufacturer is going to optimise > > their hardware for RH, either. Less of a problem with servers, > > where the hardware is likely to be robust and old-fashioned. Who > > needs the latest version of Bluetooth or wi-fi on a server? > > some of us do not use linux only on the "server". The advantage is > that you can run a good linux on a older desktop and get most of the > hardware. I.e. I bought a Fujitsu ESPRIMO C700 for 180,- added some > RAM for another 60,- to have 8GB and it is soooo good. Indeed. I'm currently working on getting Debian onto a small Acer laptop, which is not trivial. I've run it on a netbook for several years. But laptops and servers are solutions to different problems, and don't generally need the same hardware and software. I wouldn't run Gimp on a server, nor a RADIUS server on a laptop. -- Joe
