Roger wrote:
Yes, we have a problem with the financial model which includes buying
hardware
> in hopes that it will be useful before it's obsolete. That means it works on day
> one.
>
> The one thing I can't accept is breaking support for systems which worked fine
> on older releases. I don't want people running FC9 any more, but FC13 no longer
> supports the hardware. By support I mean a default install will display a
> graphical login screen a opposed to locking up so hard the battery must come out.
>
> Several people point out that Win7 runs on these systems nicely. Daily. Loudly.
> Insist on putting "Linux upgrade problems" on agendas. Those people, the MS
fanbois.
>
>
We are running ubuntu on fairly basic equipment, but I do agree, forget
Fedora past ver 11 for older equipment.
With respect to cutting edge and the necessity thereof, much of the
world still uses neolithic windows versions. Fedora 10 and 11 are light
years ahead of those, is there any reason they too could not be
acceptable on low end systems?
The only issue is security. Capability isn't an issue.
The questions could be, what apps 'need' to be run?
Clearly the latest versions of browsers and media players.
Can you get away with openoffice, gimp, inkscape, audacity and so
many
other early version apps.
Do you need compatibility with late version apps?
What are the fears/problems with running an OS that is only 1-2 years old?
Unfortunately the world is filled with evil. :-(
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen(a)tmr.com>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot