[ltp] Bad news for us ...

[Macskasi Csaba]

On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 13:41:32 +0200, Atul Chitnis <mail@atulchitnis.net>  
wrote:

> So far, no really Linux-incompatible Thinkpad exists, and if one comes  
> out, I am sure this list will alert people soon enough, so you don't end  
> up buying it.
What about the R50e?

> If the Thinkpad you buy today is Linux compatible today, it will  
> continue to be so for the rest of the life of the laptop
Thats where I have to disaggree. There are cases in which hardware support  
lacks in new(er) kernels. A good example is the pdc262old. Noone cares  
that it used to work on 2.4 but now it is a piece of crap. Same thing with  
ensoniq soundcards and windyos...


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