[wellylug] DSE & Linux

[Jonathan Harker]

Richard Hector wrote:
> I bought a Terminator PC for my grandmother. I blew away Mandrake and
> installed Debian (because it's what I'm familiar with), and went through
> some hassle getting the Intel HaM modem (mentioned in another thread) going
> with a custom kernel. That was survivable, though someone with less
> knowledge than me would no doubt have had problems, and possibly given
> up (as I was tempted to do).

Except that the beginner would not blow away Mandrake, which presumably came 
pre-installed and correctly configured for the provided hardware.

Otherwise I agree with you - it would be better if they used well known, 
Linux-friendly hardware.

Cheers,
J