Re: [MLUG] Dell To Offer Ubuntu

["Mark Rages" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On 5/1/07, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> I don't know who he is, but his ideas make sense to me.  I'd add one thing
> to what he wrote:  Many "Linux enthusiasts" are the local computer guys
> and gals who make recommendations and help people maintain their
> computers.  If you can give the enthusiasts something they really like,
> that is easy to maintain, they are likely to recommend it to others.
> This is one way to move from the enthusiast market to the mainstream
> market.  Most people only care about a few programs and functions for
> their computers.  We have to make those things work for free under Linux
> and we're in.  What does that include?  Web browser, email client, word
> processor, spreadsheet, what else?  We need for a few things to work such
> as digital cameras and scanners.

Digital cameras should work if they follow the USB mass storage class.

Many webcams work too, thanks to this guy:

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39291

I don't know about scanners.  My old HP parallel port scanner works fine.

Regards,
Mark
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