On 01/05/2009, Marcus Moeller mail@marcus-moeller.de wrote:
So it becomes effectively useless for everyone with a netbook/laptop and needs wireless ? I cannot use the LiveCD unless I somehow transfer the firmware (or remake the LiveCD), you loose users, hurt the project.
I am not sure if missing netbook support leads in loosing our audience.
Novice user: I'd like to see if a reliable, well respected Linux kernel based OS runs on my laptop / notebook.
Venerable wizard: Obtain copies of the various LiveCDs that are available and test.
Novice user: This works, that works, CentOS doesn't work ( ---> into the trash it goes), Ubuntu works, . . .
Result: Another potential user lost.
Surely that didn't really need to be spelt out for you, Marcus?
Alan.