on 5-1-2009 12:19 PM Alan Bartlett spake the following: > On 01/05/2009, Marcus Moeller <mail-7BlZPJ8e1eab+SiqwsCprbNAH6kLmebB at public.gmane.org> 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. The opposite would also be true... Novice tries CentOS live CD and says "Wow, this works great. I want to install CentOS!". Several hours later as he DL's the CD's to install it ,"Now this piece of @#&% doesn't work". Also into the trash... -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 258 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/attachments/20090501/ce6cb3dc/attachment-0007.sig>