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BW: Belkin First to Offer a Complete Line of...Switches Tested, Certified and Approved for Linux...
Oct 7, 1999, 20:50 UTC
"Belkin Components Thursday announced it has received important certification and technical recognition of its expanded and feature-packed line of keyboard/video/mouse switches, which have met and exceeded stringent Linux-compatibility testing."
"The OmniView(tm) product line...is now officially designated to use the "Linux-Tested and Approved" mark in conjunction with advertising, promotions, packaging, retail POP displays and all Internet marketing activities."
| Zork - Subject: Marketing Weasels! Whatever... (1999-10-07 22:38:43) |
| I happen to have one of these switches, and it works just fine. It's purely hardware-level stuff, though - absolutely nothing to do with Linux. My Compaq/Linux, Compaq/NT, Compaq/NetWare, and even my PowerMac/Linux boxes coexist peacefully. Better jump on the Linux bandwagon now, I guess. Hmmm - Linux-compatible mousepads... |
| Bill Brier (BCS Technology) - Subject: Utter nonsense! (1999-10-07 23:50:55) |
| A "Linux compatible switch?" What's next: a Linux compatible toilet seat? A Switch is a switch. Either it works or it doesn't. Geesh! There's certainly no shortage of scam artists, is there? |
| David Rysdam - Subject: Dumb, but... (1999-10-07 23:56:07) |
| This is about as dumb as the "internet-ready" power strip I saw at Office Depot. BUT, it serves a useful function. It's like those "Works with Windows!" stickers you see on things like mice and keyboards: it tells people that they are supported and being thought about. |
| Scott Howell - Subject: Linux Compatible Electricity (1999-10-08 01:40:47) |
| Hey, I am going to call my power company before I purchase my Linux system. I want to make sure that my electricity will run my Linux system! |
| Tim Harris - Subject: Linux compatible switches (1999-10-08 07:10:35) |
| Agreed : a switch is a switch. But, the fact that it has a "works with Linux" sticker will raise the awareness of Linux amoungst the new/non linux users & helps counter arguments about "lack of hardware", "lack of support", "where do I find bits 'n bobs that work with this Linux thing?" It's not really going to sway us who use it a lot, but remember almost everything *you* buy for a Linux system has a Windows or Netware (or sometimes SCO) sticker on it and that doesn't effect your decision (winmodems excepted :) I use Belkin KVM switches & have absolutely no complaints about them. Mind you I could say the same about Adder KVM's plus a few others too. |
| Kit Cosper - Subject: Just one question.... (1999-10-08 13:42:21) |
| Who put these switches through this "stringent Linux-compatibility testing" that is "not easy to get"???? I wonder if they are going to seek Red Hat, Caldera, SuSE and TurboLinux certification as well. ;-> --Kit |
| mikem - Subject: it's okay! (1999-10-08 15:43:19) |
| we can complain about useless claims on products (pentium iii increases internet experience, really?!)... however, i'm seeing this as a "Good" thing. they are indeed buzzwords, but it would seem that this company thinks it can increase it's revenue by saying it's been tested with linux. thus, there will be no friction when choosing this product if you run linux... i think that made sense... hell, jusr read what tim harris said! |
| mirschick - Subject: This is a good thing (1999-10-08 16:30:00) |
| Yeah I have a couple of Belkin KVM boxes, and they work fine. I guess the point is that the more vendors put Linux on their boxes, (This works with linux), the more people will use linux and feel good about their purchases being supported. Yeah I agree this is silly, but so what. And 99% of the buyers will not need support, however there is great paranoia in the minds of american business consumers. (Wait this is not IBM or Microsoft, I guess I can't buy it.) |
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