Roger wrote:
> Yes, we have a problem with the financial model which includes buying
> hardware
>> in hopes that it will be useful before it's obsolete. That means it works on
>> day
>> one.
>>
>> The one thing I can't accept is breaking support for systems which worked
>> fine
>> on older relea
On Wed, 2010-08-11 at 17:02 -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> The one thing I can't accept is breaking support for systems which
> worked fine on older releases. I don't want people running FC9 any
> more, but FC13 no longer supports the hardware. By support I mean a
> default install will display a gr
On Thu, 2010-08-12 at 09:37 +1000, Roger wrote:
> What are the fears/problems with running an OS that is only 1-2 years
> old?
The internet software being out-of-date, not supporting current
features, not having bug fixes, not fixing security holes. And, if you
want to add new software, it not be
Yes, we have a problem with the financial model which includes buying
hardware
> in hopes that it will be useful before it's obsolete. That means it works on
> day
> one.
>
> The one thing I can't accept is breaking support for systems which worked fine
> on older releases. I don't want people ru
Tim wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-08-03 at 11:12 +1000, Roger wrote:
>> Why in the world would someone pay more for computer to run Linux?
>
> Because they wanted to run Linux, and given the choices of hardware
> available to them, only the more expensive options were compatible.
>
I would have said that
2010/8/3, Roger :
>
> Given the reality, that users bought computers which Linux supported
> only a few years ago, and in some cases paid extra to get computers
> which ran Linux, it really sends a message to have that hardware become
> unsupported two years later. Thanks guys. Hand MSFT a big bag
On Tue, 2010-08-03 at 11:12 +1000, Roger wrote:
> Why in the world would someone pay more for computer to run Linux?
Because they wanted to run Linux, and given the choices of hardware
available to them, only the more expensive options were compatible.
I faced that when I bought my laptop. The c
Given the reality, that users bought computers which Linux supported
only a few years ago, and in some cases paid extra to get computers
which ran Linux, it really sends a message to have that hardware become
unsupported two years later. Thanks guys. Hand MSFT a big bag of FUD
about "will Linu
