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On Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:36:26 -0500, "Yahya (a.k.a. John)"
<abacus2k@earthlinx.net> wrote:

>Although this is a noble pursuit, I think concentrating on support for
>devices such as scanners, digital cameras and the like will prove more
>useful in the eventual Linux revolution.
>
>Due to the lack of this support, people like me are unable to completely
>switch over to Linux and are left forced into either WinTel or Mac (yuck!)
>machines.
>
>Just my $.02 worth...
>
>john (a.k.a. yahya)
>

I have to agree and disagree John, true there is much needed support
in various hardware area's, but a good commercial apps especially
games foundation under Linux can help bring that about even faster.

One of the biggest driving forces of the computer industry overall has
been games, they sell far more than office applications and they push
computers alot more than office apps do also.

A really hot game like quake in it's day could bring a vast number of
gamers almost instantly to Linux, in doing so alot of hardware
manufactures will also see instant pressure from the marketplace to
either supply Linux drivers for their devices themselves, or at least
open up the specifications and information needed for the Linux
community to create those drivers themselves.

If you watch most of the new hardware ad's for computers you find
ton's of things like 3D accerlerated, OpenGL support, screaming speed
etc etc. Even the hardware market is still aimed at the gamers (I've
yet to see the wordprocesser that needs 3DNow and OpenGL support) and
where they go the rest of the market will soon follow.