Seagate Snubs Linux

"Seagate's latest batch of drives, the ironically titled Free Agent series are not compatible with the Open Sauce operating system Linux.

"As an INQ reader, who owns two 320s and 500s (USB2) pointed out to us, Seagate designers must have been working overtime to manage that feat. Linux runs his ancient Arcnet card, the latest DVB-c/s/t cards and even the more obscure studio-grade A/D/A converters. It cannot manage the latest from Seagate..."

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