Re: FW: [WEB400] New midrange.com list: LinuxDesktop4i

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To: Discuss & plan a Linux based desktop environment for IBM i
Subject: Re: [LinuxDesktop4i] FW: [WEB400] New midrange.com
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Don wrote:

Please also include drivers and driver availability. One

of the big issues

I've seen of late is the lack of device drivers for linux....

At least one person agrees with me :)

Especially true for "high powered" graphics cards. Because the VENDOR refused to release the information so that others could write a driver and also refuses to write the driver themselves. For my simple needs, I've not plugged in anything which ended up not working. But I also do my diligence to find out Linux-friendly hardware too.

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