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  • pingveno@lemmy.ml
    7·
    3 years ago

    I wish System76 and Framework would do a joint project. I like the concept behind Framework, but it doesn’t have a distro (and it does nothing to financially support distros). I like System76 and Pop OS!, but their laptops are at heart mostly rebranded Clevos. So it would be nice if Framework worked on the hardware and System76 worked on the software to produce the best of both world.

  • const_void@lemmy.ml
    7·
    3 years ago

    It always erks me too see people recommending Lenovo Thinkpads as if they’re some kind of friend of Linux when they’re are companies like System 76.

    • ree@lemmy.ml
      1·
      3 years ago

      There is a huge second hand market for thinkpads and parts (or dell for that matter).

      Imo it’s the only reason to recommend them and why they are recommend that much.

    • charlie_root@lemmy.ml
      1·
      3 years ago

      because System76 just got recently reasonably good hardware. i understand we should support companies who play the game but you can’t compare Pangolin/Lemur to a ThinkPad, seriously.

      There’s a good thing tho, Lenovo is killing the brand with the all soldered stuff and actually, S76’s lapop are getting better. so…

  • eyeballkid@lemmy.ml
    2·
    3 years ago

    Installing an operating system is not a typical part of the computing experience. Buying something that has been pre-built it is the default for the vast majority of users outside of the Linux world.

    I don’t personally know a lot of people who have tried installing Linux, but most of the people in that limited group made the mistake of trying to install directly on top of hardware that they hadn’t researched. I am not criticizing that mindset - I have been one of those people on more than one occasion.

    Even on ‘successful’ installs, it isn’t uncommon for something to not work without additional steps. To be fair, the same often goes for vanilla Windows installs if you don’t have a bunch of device-specific driver packages ready. No big deal if it turns out to be a fingerprint reader or a webcam that needs a tweak, but a wifi or video card that doesn’t work by default is a huge problem for someone who hasn’t prepared for it.

    Nowadays I try to do my research in advance and come to an install project fully prepared, but I’m glad that I don’t have to put an operating system on new, unfamiliar hardware on a regular basis.