Comments on: Mr. DisplayLink goes to Linux

Today, DisplayLink announced it is planning to bring its technology to Linux.

[amellowguy--2008]

This is great and all, but what I really need for Linux is (1) a smartphone that syncs with Ubuntu perfectly right out of the box, and (2) a replacement for Apple's Time Machine -- brainless incremental backup. Once I have those, I can ditch Apple and the iPhone for good.

[slickuser]

sync with Ubuntu for what? No smartphone vendor is going to invest resources
to make their device/software work with Linux crap.

There are way too many distributions and creating client software that works
on those distributions is pain in the back.

you may have some luck with open source synch clients if one available. for support,
you will all the support for code monkeys and high school kids.

Good luck!

[pentest]

Back in time is nearly as good as Time Machine.

"There are way too many distributions and creating client software that works
on those distributions is pain in the back. "

It is not hard to write client software that runs on any distro. In fact, it takes no additional work. Stop spreading FUD.

"you will all the support for code monkeys and high school kids."

Those "code monkeys" and "high school kids" produce better software than the hacks employed at Microsoft.

[pentest]

I already have the ability to "connect multiple monitors, docking stations, and projectors" to my linux system.

It is nice that HP is supporting Linux more often, but this gadget is hardly a big deal.

It is, not all computers have graphics cards:
http://sven.killig.de/openwrt/slugterm_dl.html