On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 05:00:37PM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote: > >What still puzzles me is that I regarded myself as having worked with a >lot of computer hardware over the years, without experiencing the kind >of situation described here. Yes, some hardware doesn't work with >Debian, but no I would not blame Debian for that nor give up or stop >contributing to Debian because of it, and no, I don't perceive such >hardware to be as overwhelmingly dominant as described. I think the >answer must be that people have different biases to what kind of >hardware they are exposed to. And perhaps a different preference how to >help people who are in an unfortunate situation. You've described it already - you're using a 12yo laptop (X200) with wired network (AFAICS?) and some other non-portable machines. Many common laptops in the last 5-10 years don't come with wired ethernet; it's becoming rarer over time. They ~all need firmware loading to get onto the network with wifi. Many now need firmware for working non-basic video, and audio also needs firmware on some of the very latest models. The world has changed here, and I think your perceptions may be out of date. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.com "Because heaters aren't purple!" -- Catherine Pitt
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