Comments on: Linux Compatible Equipment http://comversations.com/2006/03/20/linux-compatible-equipment/ Writings by Atul Chitnis Mon, 26 May 2008 19:40:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sumeet singh http://comversations.com/2006/03/20/linux-compatible-equipment/#comment-24 sumeet singh Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:04:04 +0000 http://comversations.com/2006/03/20/linux-compatible-equipment/#comment-24 In my experience many equipments that do show positive search results with http://www.google.com/search?q=linux+"item_of_interest" query still cause trouble. I had similar issues with accessories for my laptop such as network card, bluetooth adaptor etc.. I think its high time Linux community (or industry) starts standardizing drivers or config files. While on one hand, flexibility and personalisation is the key, many novice and entry-level users are just put off because each config file needs to be re-written or compiled on their machine. In my experience many equipments that do show positive search results with http://www.google.com/search?q=linux+“item_of_interest” query still cause trouble. I had similar issues with accessories for my laptop such as network card, bluetooth adaptor etc..

I think its high time Linux community (or industry) starts standardizing drivers or config files. While on one hand, flexibility and personalisation is the key, many novice and entry-level users are just put off because each config file needs to be re-written or compiled on their machine.

]]> By: Vijay Anand http://comversations.com/2006/03/20/linux-compatible-equipment/#comment-23 Vijay Anand Sun, 09 Apr 2006 06:05:41 +0000 http://comversations.com/2006/03/20/linux-compatible-equipment/#comment-23 Hi Atul, Just posted an article covering your talk in Barcamp Chennai on the blog. Do take a look at it, and let's have a conversation going. I have a company named LeadStep Technologies that works in the Mobile UI front based in Canada, and I can understand where you are coming from. Good stuff! Vijay Hi Atul,

Just posted an article covering your talk in Barcamp Chennai on the blog. Do take a look at it, and let’s have a conversation going. I have a company named LeadStep Technologies that works in the Mobile UI front based in Canada, and I can understand where you are coming from.

Good stuff!

Vijay

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