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It is impossible for a Linux-compatible PC to have a problem with Linux, because if a PC has a problem with Linux, it is obviously not Linux-compatible. Theref

by avalys 2y ago

It is impossible for a Linux-compatible PC to have a problem with Linux, because if a PC has a problem with Linux, it is obviously not Linux-compatible. Therefore, if you ever have a problem with Linux on your PC, it is your fault for expecting Linux to work on your non-compatible PC, and you cannot blame the difficulty of fixing the problem on Linux.

fallous 2y ago
Obviously you can avoid all of this by buying your Linux-compatible PC only from a True Scotsman.
- tap-snap-or-nap 2y ago
  Can't find any Scotsman in Australia, let alone a true one.
  - CalRobert 2y ago
    Weird, I’m pretty sure plenty of Scots are in Australia. https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/whm-program/latest-news/arrangements-uk-passport-holders https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/whm-program/lates...
    - defrost 2y ago
      Bon Scott didn't do a lot of PC support, but he did have a hand built amplifier from one of the early legends of the BBS scene. https://trevormarshall.com/bon.htm https://trevormarshall.com/bon.htm http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/photos/104marshall/index.html http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/photos/104marshall/index.html
michaelmrose 2y ago
This isn't a tautology. Plenty of hardware is in the set of hardware officially supported by manufacturer or oem under Linux or known to be well supported by open source drivers. If offical data is absent unoffocial data is oft readily available. If nothing would lead a reasonable person to believe it is supported then your default assumption should be that is likely not. If the functionality that one expects to work works as expected on supported hardware but not on yours then Linux isn't broken your hardware is. If it doesn't work on previously supported or otherwise well supported hardware its a bug in the software. It's weird that compatibly is discussed as if for the next 20 years one shall be forced to use a succession of randomly chosen machines and compatibility will ever be a crapshoot. Often people will initially try Linux on random machines but official Linux machines are out there and those who have decided that Linux meets their needs can easily find well supported hardware.

by avalys 2y ago

fallous 2y ago

Obviously you can avoid all of this by buying your Linux-compatible PC only from a True Scotsman.

tap-snap-or-nap 2y ago
Can't find any Scotsman in Australia, let alone a true one.
- CalRobert 2y ago
  Weird, I’m pretty sure plenty of Scots are in Australia. https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/whm-program/latest-news/arrangements-uk-passport-holders https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/whm-program/lates...
  - defrost 2y ago
    Bon Scott didn't do a lot of PC support, but he did have a hand built amplifier from one of the early legends of the BBS scene. https://trevormarshall.com/bon.htm https://trevormarshall.com/bon.htm http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/photos/104marshall/index.html http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/photos/104marshall/index.html

michaelmrose 2y ago

This isn't a tautology. Plenty of hardware is in the set of hardware officially supported by manufacturer or oem under Linux or known to be well supported by open source drivers. If offical data is absent unoffocial data is oft readily available. If nothing would lead a reasonable person to believe it is supported then your default assumption should be that is likely not. If the functionality that one expects to work works as expected on supported hardware but not on yours then Linux isn't broken your hardware is. If it doesn't work on previously supported or otherwise well supported hardware its a bug in the software. It's weird that compatibly is discussed as if for the next 20 years one shall be forced to use a succession of randomly chosen machines and compatibility will ever be a crapshoot. Often people will initially try Linux on random machines but official Linux machines are out there and those who have decided that Linux meets their needs can easily find well supported hardware.