from the libertarian newspaper

[Luke -Jr]

On Monday 22 January 2007 16:02, Phil Thayer wrote:
> > Right..... so where can I go to buy a good laptop without Windows exactly?
> > Last time I checked (within the past year), they all mandated a Windows
> > purchase.
>
> Go to
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/precn_390?c=us&
> l=en&s=bsd&cs=04  one of the options for this system is Red Hat.



> > > We have the respect of the companies selling the hardware.
> >
> > That's why companies like nVidia and ATi continue to violate the licensing
> > terms on Linux...
>
> I really don't keep up with all that.  Not when companies like Apple
> blatantly violate patent laws live on TV in front of the whole world.

Patent laws are unjust anyway.

> nVidia and Ati violating the terms of the Linux licensing is trivial.

As a result, real drivers are virtually non-existent for both (in regards to 
full support for recent products); the situation would likely be a lot better 
without their proprietary junk.