IBM Thinkpad R52 does not need any Restricted Drivers
After installing the new Ubuntu Feisty Fawn I was looking around through the settings and saw this: System » Administration » Restricted Drivers Manager .
Oh yeah…doesn’t it feel good to not run any restricted drivers. A completely Free Operating System. The dream of RMS.
The Truth
Actually it’s not true. I am not running a completely Free Operating System. Its only free in terms of hardware. But when running things like video decoders such as for DVD playback, I have to rely on “non free” elements due to regulations in place which restrict the distribution of “unlawful” (sarcasm also intended) software.
Conclusion
But in terms of getting your computer up and running, being free of restricted drivers makes it so much easier. Maybe that’s why my Ubuntu installation went very easily.
