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To: daniel1212

When I was still working (as a support engineer for a Wintel enterprise company) I still routinely checked in on Linux distros. My main stumbling block was broadband wireless. As a road warrior my chief requirement was the ability to remain connected while on my rounds.

So when Ubuntu or Mint (or most of the other major players) would announce a new build I would load it onto a machine and see if I could get my broadband cards to work. They never failed to disappoint and I would go back to my Windows machine.

Now that I am retired I no longer have access to broadband networking so it isn’t a requirement for me. I do still have a Mint laptop that I use for web surfing but my file server, my media server, my audio workstation, and my video workstation all run on Windows.


37 posted on 07/09/2021 5:33:06 AM PDT by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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To: rockrr
"When I was still working (as a support engineer for a Wintel enterprise company) I still routinely checked in on Linux distros. My main stumbling block was broadband wireless. As a road warrior my chief requirement was the ability to remain connected while on my rounds. So when Ubuntu or Mint (or most of the other major players) would announce a new build I would load it onto a machine and see if I could get my broadband cards to work. They never failed to disappoint and I would go back to my Windows machine. Now that I am retired I no longer have access to broadband networking so it isn’t a requirement for me. I do still have a Mint laptop that I use for web surfing but my file server, my media server, my audio workstation, and my video workstation all run on Windows."

Yes, though the main issue, besides the vast number of distro flavors," is the lack of drivers by manufacturers for Linux.

53 posted on 07/09/2021 9:06:45 AM PDT by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
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