Alec Wright wrote: > I've noticed recently that more hardware manufacturers are saying if > their hardware works with linux lately? > I can think of 3 examples: > 1GiB pen maxell drive form asda (£7, bargain!) about a week ago. It said > on the packet, "requires windows 98 or later, mac os (insert an > irrational number here) or linux 2.4" > My friend got a new d-link USB wireless gadget, also about a week ago. > It said on the box that it worked on linux. And work on linux it did. > My school got a new printer. They left a label on it which boasted all > of it's "exciting new features". One was "Postscript compatible - runs > on linux" and it had a picture of tux on it =] The ict staff still > insisted on plugging it into a windows computer though =[ > > Has anyone else noticed this?
I've noticed it with one or two devices although not many yet but it's promising to say the least. I guess the thing to do is if you're after some hardware, buy the hardware which says it's compatible with Linux over something that doesn't say it is. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
