Gavin Denby wrote:
Are you insulting my 486's P1's and My p1 233 desktop lappy with wireless too ??
OK SO I AM A HORDER, BUT THEY STILL WORK
There is a common misconception that Linux is only for old hardware. While it's true that Linux can be made to run well on older hardware, and breathe life into machines that might otherwise be considered useless, it is not the only use for it, and indeed most new development is going into support for new hardware and new technlogies (driven in a large way by the companies that make and use them). If you've never used a new Linux distribution on a new machine, you are missing out - while this obviously isn't within in everyones reach, please drop by a meeting or an installfest sometime and have a look at how things are going. We don't want to discourage people from using old hardware and Linux, but just because something 'still works' isn't always a good reason to keep it. Remember there are always plenty of people throwing out hardware of "reasonable spec" - I have a couple of Pentium Pro's free to a good home if anyone is still running 486s. So not insulting, but we don't want to be known only as a LUG of people running Linux on whatever they had lying around - a number of us use Linux on a daily basis on brand new production servers & workstations too. Craig