linux distro for laptop

[Leo Mauler]

While it is a genetic mutation of Debian, the new
"Freespire" distribution shows a little promise for
weirdo hardware.  The main difference between
Freespire and real Debian is that Freespire
deliberately includes proprietary (i.e., "non-free")
software, drivers, and codecs in its regular packages;
whereas Debian adopts a much more stringent
"free-only" approach to its packages, requiring you to
take additional steps to gain access to "non-free"
sections of Debian servers.

In other words, you are much more likely to find
weirdo hardware drivers in the "non-free" section than
in the "free" section.  Coincidentally, you are more
likely to find weirdo hardware on laptops, and be less
likely, if not unable, to swap out the weirdo hardware
for something Linux-compatible.

http://freespire.org/

--- steve trog <scuba_steve660022 at hotmail.com> 
wrote:

> hey all long time member but i never post 
> anything i just read it all. anyway i got a 
> toshiba satalite A105-S4054 and im tired of 
> using windows xp on every thing (i keep it 
> on my main comp b/c i play alot of games) 
> and i want linux oin my laptop because i 
> love the freedome and all the stuff i can 
> do and change on linux. is athere a good 
> distro to put on a laptop computer or is 
> any distro good? please tell me something 
> good im looking forward to hearing from 
> ya'll.

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