Taking over the world, one GNU/Linux PC at a time
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| A reasoning which suggests that merely making GNU/Linux "just work",
| even if we need to put proprietary software in by default, will open
| the doors to the mass market is flawed. It can't get us this far as
| long as people are required to actually install it to be able to use it.
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| This warants rejection of all compromising with proprietary software
| and going for a strategy of forcing hardware vendors to adapt to us
| instead. Build PCs out of hardware supported by Free Software, reject
| the rest. There is enough of such hardware today to make many lines
| of excellent PCs. Make hardware vendors clearly realize that the only
| way they are gonna be able to take advantage of the growing GNU/Linux
| market is by at the very least freeing their specifications, allowing
| the community to write drivers.
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| From this perspective, shipping proprietary bits into otherwise
| Free operating systems doesn't make all that much sense, nor value.
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http://www.libervis.com/article/taking_over_the_world_one_gnu_linux_pc_at_a_time
How To Get Better ATI Linux Support
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| To get you guys (and gals) started, here are some links to the contact
| pages for a few influential players: ASUS, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard,
| Tul / Power Color, HIS Tech, and Sapphire. There are also lists of
| desktop and laptop and graphics card companies that are ATI certified.
| I would encourage you all to create your own messages, but below is a
| sample message I quickly threw together if it helps get you started.
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http://www.michaellarabel.com/index.php?k=blog&i=121
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