You find it amusing, I find it amazing. Linux certainly has it's problems, but the fact that it's as good as it is despite lack of support for many hardware drivers, and despite having a development process that appears chaotic at best is a tribute to the concept of community collaboration. Lately even magazines/websites aimed at Joe user are mentioning Linux (mostly Ubuntu) as one of three options for a new computer.
Just watching Ubuntu over the past couple of years has really grown my respect for what FOSS can accomplish.
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You find it amusing, I find it amazing. Linux certainly has it's problems, but the fact that it's as good as it is despite lack of support for many hardware drivers, and despite having a development process that appears chaotic at best is a tribute to the concept of community collaboration. Lately even magazines/websites aimed at Joe user are mentioning Linux (mostly Ubuntu) as one of three options for a new computer. Just watching Ubuntu over the past couple of years has really grown my respect for what FOSS can accomplish.