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    Sandy Bridge is the biggest disapointment of the year (Linux)

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Cloudfire, Jan 3, 2011.

  1. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    Cloudfire, Jan 3, 2011
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  2. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    it's an awesome read. he's absolutely stupid, but it's always fun :)
     
    davepermen, Jan 3, 2011
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  3. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    weinter /dev/null

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    People who loads Linux expecting it to behave/package/install like Windows/OS X should just be shown the door.
     
    weinter, Jan 3, 2011
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  5. nemt

    nemt Notebook Deity

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    This is the same guy talking about doom and gloom for Sandy Bridge due to Intel having deal with DVD makers and DRM.
     
    nemt, Jan 3, 2011
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  6. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    masterchef341, Jan 3, 2011
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  7. theZoid

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    or the Floor......LOL
     
    theZoid, Jan 3, 2011
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  8. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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  9. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Jayayess1190, Jan 5, 2011
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    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    ^^ Great find! :)
     
    Aikimox, Jan 5, 2011
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    Hmm hope Intel improves support for Linux drivers soon...

    What I feel is once the sales of SNB start increasing, distros would provide either an official or third-party repo support for pre-built drivers and this should make installing drivers less painful....

    I do not mind compiling drivers from source as long as all the features of my hardware are usable (let's forget about Optimus here - we all know it aint coming in Linux any sooner)....

    I really feel Optimus and Sandy Bridge went hand-in-hand making it more of a Intel + nVidia + microsoft win-win deal....
     
    TuxDude, Jan 13, 2011
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