On Open Source Support of hardware (was: Re: Best Linux Laptop)

2006-03-19 Thread Rogério Brito
On Mar 19 2006, Manaen Schlabach wrote: You might want to consider walking into the store with a Knoppix boot CD/DVD and booting the laptop with Knoppix. If it works you know the hardware will be supported by Linux. And if you are concerned with hardware that works with Free Software, be

Re: On Open Source Support of hardware (was: Re: Best Linux Laptop)

2006-03-19 Thread Tony Godshall
According to Rog?rio Brito, On Mar 19 2006, Manaen Schlabach wrote: You might want to consider walking into the store with a Knoppix boot CD/DVD and booting the laptop with Knoppix. If it works you know the hardware will be supported by Linux. And if you are concerned with hardware that