🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <36C0F951.C02F7B46@GlobalOne.net>, Ben Russo wrote:
>I think we should relax, be friendly, let Linux sell itself.

As it happens, I discovered for myself yesterday that it 
will be a while before Linux sells itself. I spent over two
hours trying to configure the video driver for X Windows --
the horrid XF86Config file, you know. 

It came down to this: Windows 95 doesn't care what video monitor
I attach to the used Compaq Deskpro I bought recently. With
Linux, it's a big deal to switch over from an older fixed-scan
model to an upscale multiscan model. 

I say this as a Linux fan and user for the last four years:
If Linux is ever going to sell itself, the hackers that created it
are going to have to take time off from tweaking the kernel and
get cracking on _successfully_ automating the video configuration
portion of the installation process.


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