Re: Debian Etch Install
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Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> Kevin Ross put forth on 12/21/2009 2:13 PM:
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>> Many systems don't have wired Ethernet, but may have wireless.
>
> Most systems have wired ethernet. Few have _only_ wireless. Most laptops have
> both. I'd venture to guess that the few that only have wireless are the tiny
> netbooks. Actually, just checked at Bestbuy, and out of 74 netbook make/models,
> only the Nokias don't have wired ethernet, all the rest do. The Nokias forgo a
> wired controller chip for a 3G network chip/modem.
All this might be valid statistics, but they are beyond the point. The
point in this thread is the question from a particular OP who does *not*
have access to a wired network. *Period*.
[snip]
> As for the embedded stuff like arm, those aren't user PCs, so they don't count
> in this thread.
Why not?
http://www.alwaysinnovating.com/touchbook/
This looks like a consumer PC, at least to me.
> Finally, if people are smart, and plan before their purchase, they're going to
> buy Debian supported hardware in the first place, so they don't run into this issue.
Which wireless is fully supported by debian and free software? I don't
think there is *any* on the planet that works without proprietary,
binary non-free code.
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Johannes
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