Comments on: Acer Joins the List of Companies Backing Linux http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2008/06/05/acer-joins-the-list-of-companies-backing-linux/ Keeping you in the loop with up-to-date Linux news. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:44:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Tim http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2008/06/05/acer-joins-the-list-of-companies-backing-linux/#comment-18876 Tim Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:17:15 +0000 http://www.linuxloop.com/news/?p=319#comment-18876 Sorry, the website is http://www.splashtop.com/ Sorry, the website is

http://www.splashtop.com/

]]> By: Tim http://www.linuxloop.com/news/2008/06/05/acer-joins-the-list-of-companies-backing-linux/#comment-18873 Tim Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:10:54 +0000 http://www.linuxloop.com/news/?p=319#comment-18873 While that's good news for Linux, people need a better understanding of the benefits of using open source and free software. I've read that the return rate for these mini laptops running Linux is much higher than the ones running Windows. It's really sad that most people won't take the time to learn to use a different OS even though it is, in many ways, superior. Things I've heard are "But, everyone uses Windows", "Linux is too different", "Linux won't run the programs I use" etc. That being said, it's good to see major manufacturers like Dell, Acer, HP, Asus and others offering Linux on some machines. Dell is now advertising their Linux UMPCs in major publications. By the way, Splashtop is a new technology that imbeds Linux on a ROM chip on the motherboard. It allows almost instant access to the internet, email and word processing. Asus is already offering this on some of their motherboards and has stated that it will eventually be on all the boards they sell. On the website http://www.splashtop.com/http://www.splashtop.com/ there is a video that talks about Asus which they pronounce A-soos. That doesn't sound like Acer at all ;~) While that’s good news for Linux, people need a better understanding of the benefits of using open source and free software. I’ve read that the return rate for these mini laptops running Linux is much higher than the ones running Windows. It’s really sad that most people won’t take the time to learn to use a different OS even though it is, in many ways, superior.

Things I’ve heard are “But, everyone uses Windows”, “Linux is too different”, “Linux won’t run the programs I use” etc.

That being said, it’s good to see major manufacturers like Dell, Acer, HP, Asus and others offering Linux on some machines. Dell is now advertising their Linux UMPCs in major publications.

By the way, Splashtop is a new technology that imbeds Linux on a ROM chip on the motherboard. It allows almost instant access to the internet, email and word processing. Asus is already offering this on some of their motherboards and has stated that it will eventually be on all the boards they sell. On the website http://www.splashtop.com/http://www.splashtop.com/ there is a video that talks about Asus which they pronounce A-soos. That doesn’t sound like Acer at all ;~)

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