PFunked

Boo HP, Yah Ubuntu

My desktop computer has an HP DVD630 internal burner.

I threw away the install disc because it's 2008.

I can't burn DVDs with it in XP. I looked for a driver, and the only one available from HP is a disc they will mail you for $10. No option to download anywhere.

I search through my gear for a solution. If I could transfer the files to my laptop I could burn it that way, but it's too much hassle. Then I remember: I have an Ubuntu 7.10 disc.

I boot into Ubuntu straight from the CD. With zero hassle, it sees both my hard drive data and my DVD630 drive. The DVD burns, no problem.

So a $10 CD from HP contains the driver for one device. And the Ubuntu CD contains untold thousands of drivers for free.

[no subject]

Ubuntu 8 is out and I full well intend to replace many of my desktop users Window's machines with it.

Ubuntu

Yeah 8.04 is out, I need to check it out. (Their numbering scheme is Year.Month of release)

I'm hoping to use Ubuntu as my main desktop at my next job. I'd probably use Ubuntu exclusively on my laptop if I could get WoW to run on it (which I need to try w/ the new version). The issue I run into is that ATI only recently warmed up to the idea of helping open source devs write Linux drivers.