Hah. simple fix means tons of money spent on testing. and then deployment... I have a feeling the real reason IBM doesn't change the bios is because of money money money......
IBM DOES support Linux on ThinkPads, it runs great.... I've got one in my office right now,
running the IBM - created preload no less. Token ring even works on it!
Please do your research and don't belive every stupid thing you read.....
(especially if it comes from IBM's support dept...;))
IBM does support Linux on the thinkpads, if you read carefully you will see it says:
Announcement letter PSG00-365 for the T20 and PSG00-646 for the T21, state Caldera OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4 (U.S. English only) supports the T20 and T21 respectively.
And that's just the preload. They have persued support for drivers on the T series and most of the A series, and you can actually get the drivers from the vendors now.
Also check out
http://commerce.www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce/Pr od uctDisplay?prrfnbr=1907962&cntrfnbr=1&prmenbr=1&cn try=840&lang=en_US&shoptype=D
There is the computer with the Linux preload.
I know that IBM is planning to do more stuff for the thinkpads and linux, but even in a big company like that, resources are limited... especially for PSG...
You can block all X10 signals coming in to your house by using a blocking coupler. You put it on your load center, and on outside outlets. You can also get a coupler/repeater, that not only connects phase a and b in your house electrical system, but also repeats any signals it gets to increase reliability.
Not only that, but X10 stuff has gotten a lot cheaper lately. Me, a poor college student has been able to afford some stuff. I have all the lights in the den and my room on X10. The remote I have even works with our TV, VCR, and stereo. I've been thinking about setting up a security system on X10 as well.
I don't think X10 has any patents or anything (note the think), because you can download the protocols for free. Several linux drivers have been written, my favorite of which is currently heyu. ( http://heyu.tanj.com/heyu/). Of course the little computer interface they give you free isn't compatible - try the CM11A interface for linux stuff.
These are fun toys to play with, and in my opinion the $6 is worth it. A lot of stuff is happening in the home automation arena right now, at least for me, since I work on the IBM products:-)
While I tend to agree with this article, that near-instantaneous communication and dispersion of information is having a radical effect on our society, I also know that it is very easy to make things look however you want them to, given enough words. I think that is what Katz is doing here - he can talk all he wants, but no one will know the true effects of this age until long after we're all dead.
First of all - I believe everything Red Hat does is open source. So they're not going to ever come close to the kind of dictatorial stranglehold that microsoft has on the market. (or has had....:)
Second of all, I was told by red hat people that the reason they moved things around was to simplify the directory tree some, not so that programs don't work. If you don't like where stuff is, move it. If a program doesn't work, recompile it how you like it. Send them, or every other distribution, a patch. This is certainly possible given that everything is open source...
I think the reason Red Hat has gotten so much attention and distribution is because they are relatively easy to get set up (certainly easier than Slackware) and they beleive in (quality) brand name recognition, not because of evil marketing tactics like microsoft uses.
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Hah. simple fix means tons of money spent on testing. and then deployment... I have a feeling the real reason IBM doesn't change the bios is because of money money money......
IBM DOES support Linux on ThinkPads, it runs great.... I've got one in my office right now,
running the IBM - created preload no less. Token ring even works on it!
Please do your research and don't belive every stupid thing you read.....
(especially if it comes from IBM's support dept...;))
IBM does support Linux on the thinkpads, if you read carefully you will see it says:
r od uctDisplay?prrfnbr=1907962&cntrfnbr=1&prmenbr=1&cn try=840&lang=en_US&shoptype=D
Announcement letter PSG00-365 for the T20 and PSG00-646 for the T21, state Caldera OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4 (U.S. English only) supports the T20 and T21 respectively.
And that's just the preload. They have persued support for drivers on the T series and most of the A series, and you can actually get the drivers from the vendors now.
Also check out
http://commerce.www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce/P
There is the computer with the Linux preload.
I know that IBM is planning to do more stuff for the thinkpads and linux, but even in a big company like that, resources are limited... especially for PSG...
You can block all X10 signals coming in to your house by using a blocking coupler. You put it on your load center, and on outside outlets. You can also get a coupler/repeater, that not only connects phase a and b in your house electrical system, but also repeats any signals it gets to increase reliability.
:-)
Not only that, but X10 stuff has gotten a lot cheaper lately. Me, a poor college student has been able to afford some stuff. I have all the lights in the den and my room on X10. The remote I have even works with our TV, VCR, and stereo. I've been thinking about setting up a security system on X10 as well.
I don't think X10 has any patents or anything (note the think), because you can download the protocols for free. Several linux drivers have been written, my favorite of which is currently heyu. ( http://heyu.tanj.com/heyu/). Of course the little computer interface they give you free isn't compatible - try the CM11A interface for linux stuff.
These are fun toys to play with, and in my opinion the $6 is worth it. A lot of stuff is happening in the home automation arena right now, at least for me, since I work on the IBM products
certainly makes people think, even if they just hate it....
While I tend to agree with this article, that near-instantaneous communication and dispersion of information is having a radical effect on our society, I also know that it is very easy to make things look however you want them to, given enough words. I think that is what Katz is doing here - he can talk all he wants, but no one will know the true effects of this age until long after we're all dead.
First of all - I believe everything Red Hat does is open source. So they're not going to ever come close to the kind of dictatorial stranglehold that microsoft has on the market. (or has had....:)
Second of all, I was told by red hat people that the reason they moved things around was to simplify the directory tree some, not so that programs don't work. If you don't like where stuff is, move it. If a program doesn't work, recompile it how you like it. Send them, or every other distribution, a patch. This is certainly possible given that everything is open source...
I think the reason Red Hat has gotten so much attention and distribution is because they are relatively easy to get set up (certainly easier than Slackware) and they beleive in (quality) brand name recognition, not because of evil marketing tactics like microsoft uses.