- When contemplating a hardware purchase, ask the vendor about
Linux support and other user's experiences with the product
in a Linux environment.
- Consider supporting vendors that sell Linux based products
and services.
- Support vendors that donate a portion of their income to
organizations such as the
Free Software Foundation [ http://www.gnu.ai.mit.edu/ ],
the
Linux Development Grant Fund [ http://www.li.org/About/Fund/Welcome.html ],
the
XFree86 Project [ http://www.xfree86.org/donations.html ]
or
Software in the Public Interest [ bruce@pixar.com ].
If possible, make a personal donation to these or
other organizations that support freely available software.
- If you need an application that is not supported on
Linux, contact the vendor and request a native Linux version.