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Who needs Foxconn anyway.
There are plenty of good MB makers that do support Linux.

It's a good idea to look at hardware compatibility at the distro's website anyway.

I use Asus. But I have had to update the BIOS on every Asus MB I've bought to get Linux to run correctly. But at least the update was there.
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Who needs Foxconn anyway.  bjbrock | 07/25/08
Agreed! Personally, I always use and recommend Intel boards ...  George Mitchell | 07/28/08
The irony is ....  ShadeTree | 07/29/08
Good action, thank you!  pjotr123 | 07/25/08
Probably goes much Deeper...  LazLong | 07/25/08
Why do they have to invest on 1% market share?  LBiege | 07/25/08
How about 50% of the market?  TripleII | 07/25/08
Yes and no  Pliny the Elder | 07/26/08
Foxconn is huge.  TripleII | 07/26/08
Re: Yes and no  ITsupportGuy | 07/27/08
I have two machines recently converted...  bjbrock | 07/26/08
FUD  Stan57 | 07/27/08
Net Applications is now knowably valid.  TripleII | 07/27/08
Not my fault People would rather  Stan57 | 07/27/08
RE: Not my fault People would rather  richdave | 07/28/08
Web hits on forty thousand servers ....  ShadeTree | 07/29/08
Re: Why do they have to invest on 1% market share?  ITsupportGuy | 07/27/08
RE: Why do they have to invest on 1% market share?  richdave | 07/28/08
Easy!  ShadeTree | 07/29/08
RE: Foxconn snubs Linux users  Loverock Davidson | 07/25/08
You ????  chuckleberry | 07/25/08
.....  Linux User 147560 | 07/25/08
You prove a point  Loverock Davidson | 07/25/08
Message has been deleted.  Linux User 147560 | 07/25/08
RE: .....  richdave | 07/28/08
LOL  Linux User 147560 | 07/28/08
If it came from someone else, I'll let it pass...  transposeIT | 07/28/08
Har Har!  Loverock Davidson | 07/25/08
I smell a troll... nt  T1Oracle | 07/25/08
He is one!  Loverock Davidson | 07/25/08
Message has been deleted.  Linux User 147560 | 07/25/08
And your posts prove...  SpikeyMike | 07/28/08
Just because you aren't smart enough...  bjbrock | 07/26/08
Sure...  Sleeper Service | 07/28/08
....  Linux User 147560 | 07/28/08
Classic Linux zealot thinking his IQ has gone over the roof.  transposeIT | 07/28/08
Why is this posted ?  Hemlock Stones | 07/27/08
You said it yourself: They said it's functioning as designed.  ye | 07/25/08
Rather Lame Ye.....  LazLong | 07/25/08
Reality is lame? OK...if you say so.  ye | 07/26/08
The Real Story  daengbo | 07/28/08
You are right.  TripleII | 07/25/08
Do you have any evidence to support it was intentionally crippled?  ye | 07/26/08
Absolutely none.  TripleII | 07/26/08
Intentionally crippled  chemist109 | 07/28/08
Wouldn't it be crippled if  Pliny the Elder | 07/26/08
What makes you think...  bjbrock | 07/26/08
It is no longer ACPI compliant.  TripleII | 07/26/08
They claim ACPI complaince  T1Oracle | 07/25/08
They're claiming ACPI compliance when used with Vista.  ye | 07/26/08
Re: They claim ACPI complaince  ITsupportGuy | 07/27/08
RE: Foxconn snubs Linux users  Badgered | 07/25/08
A different BIOS for each OS?!?  R_Connelie@... | 07/25/08
it shows Linux's age  code_Warrior | 07/25/08
Then you're an idiot  Kaiwai | 07/26/08
RE: it shows Linux's age  richdave | 07/28/08
This is sabotage, plain and simple.  trentreviso | 07/25/08
Can't claim conspiracy yet...  TripleII | 07/25/08
Certainly not an accident.  trentreviso | 07/25/08
Yes, but pre discovery.  TripleII | 07/26/08
but...  whitetigersx | 08/04/08
Exactly  beoz | 07/25/08
Looking forward to the follow up  Marcos El Malo | 07/25/08
.....  Linux User 147560 | 07/25/08
so...  whitetigersx | 08/04/08
This reminds me of another company a few years ago.  Arm A. Geddon | 07/25/08
Boycott  T1Oracle | 07/25/08
Or maybe...  Yalius | 07/25/08
The BIOS specifically mentions linux and change in its presence. Y?  T1Oracle | 07/25/08
Stupidity doesn't equate to intent  beoz | 07/25/08
Maybe, but caught in the act....  LazLong | 07/25/08
T1Oracle is correct. This is no mistake.  trentreviso | 07/25/08
Probably a "generic" BIOS that is customized on a per-board...  ye | 07/26/08
If you put oil in your car only to find out they don't support Chevy's...  T1Oracle | 07/26/08
You pay for the new engine.  ye | 07/27/08
This is why America has litigation  T1Oracle | 07/28/08
This is the reality many Linux fanboi's ignore.  ye | 07/26/08
Boycott.  yagijd | 07/26/08
Not to defend Foxconn but ....  wackoae | 07/25/08
Bad design  John L. Ries | 07/25/08
RE: Foxconn snubs Linux users  yagijd | 07/26/08
Message has been deleted.  Linux User 147560 | 07/26/08
My ASUS board is running Kubuntu just fine. nt  T1Oracle | 07/26/08
.....  Linux User 147560 | 07/27/08
Depends on who you are apparently  Hemlock Stones | 07/27/08
....  Linux User 147560 | 07/27/08
Did you not take your medicine today...man - nt  socialism=nowhere | 07/28/08
Come on ZDNet, QUIT deleting harmless messages.  DonnieBoy | 07/27/08
Fox con! Don't you get it.  carlleigh | 07/26/08
Bill Gates in 1999 suggested sabotaging Linux via ACPI  mandelbrain | 07/26/08
Wanted forensic specialist - Job ACPI negligence or criminal activity.  carlleigh | 07/26/08
Yes, that is an on-going thing for MS. They spend hundreds of millions  DonnieBoy | 07/26/08
OOXML?  Pliny the Elder | 07/26/08
Obviously, all of these little incompatibilities help MS.  DonnieBoy | 07/26/08
Welcome to coreboot  n0neXn0ne | 07/26/08
Re: Welcome to coreboot  ITsupportGuy | 07/27/08
RE: Foxconn snubs Linux users  ITsupportGuy | 07/27/08
then...  whitetigersx | 08/04/08
RE: Foxconn snubs Linux users  ITsupportGuy | 07/27/08
He's a bit of a brat  AndyCee | 07/27/08
It actually costs less to support linux than breaking it.  TripleII | 07/27/08
Slight Tangent, tired of "Net Applications".  TripleII | 07/27/08
How about the *major* OSS license that does not support interoperability??.  xuniL_z | 07/28/08
You need a valid topic for the rant.  TripleII | 07/28/08
RE: Foxconn snubs Linux users (or Foxconn gets paid by MS)  DataArchitect_MI | 07/28/08
Tin foil hats for sale!  RocketEater | 07/28/08
RE: Foxconn snubs Linux users  dkap1976 | 07/28/08
Just goes to show  btidwell | 07/28/08
RE: Foxconn snubs Linux users  trenchsol | 07/29/08
You didn't read the whole thread - update  Mitch 74 | 07/29/08

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