Nor will any Microsoft distro.
Regards, Ivan
What's the secret for having Ubuntu detect your wifi card?
I just loaded the latest MEPIS (80% of Ubuntu) and I can't get the little green light to even turn on on the back of the WIFI card?
The way to beat the big monopoly is simple. Download free Ubuntu. Next install the software Wine. Then one can run many windows programs within linux. Cost - zero. Value - priceless!
Microsoft's just about everywhere in my house except the Linux box (about to go from SuSe to Ubuntu) and the PDA (Debian). But it's all Win98 plus one Win2K.
Last time I went to the shop to buy thermal grease, there was a box of free Ubuntu CDs. Since I had an extra Compaq PC lying around, I decided to try it.
Everything was fine—even somewhat impressive—except for the fact that the driver for the on-board IBM graphics was awful (60 Hz refresh rate for 1024x768).
So, I checked the Ubuntu forums. Nothing. Then, I Googled and found a driver online. But, it seems to be available in two flavors. Neither gave any clues as to how to install it.
So, for now at least, I gave up. I have enough things to do. Tinkering with video drivers isn't on my list.
Nor will any Microsoft distro.
ALL YOUR DISTROS ARE BELONG TO US!!!
That's fine. The Microsoft-Novell SUSE linux partnership isn't targeted at you or any other home desktop user anyway. Ubuntu is a fine cottage linux distribution for all the onesies and twosies wonks and wonkettes out there pounding keyboards in their dens and home offices.
The Microsoft-Novell SUSE linux partnership is targeted at businesses. It represents a necessary and healthy maturing and mainstreaming of linux.
I will add this: Novell has a SUSE linux distro for the desktop user (SLED 10) that is absolutely wonderful. I love it.