Hello Jean,

  JP> And others say that some USB devices do not run on
    > L***x.  Specifically scanners. Count me out.

Some USB scanners will work with Linux (or other unix-like operating
systems), most likely the ones that use SCSI commands over USB hardware. 
Presumably there's a list somewhere of models that work.

  JP> I guess for WP and WWW, L***x is useable but that would be all.

I'm sure that there are many other things that Linux is useable for, which
isn't to say that it should be compulsory... ;-)

- Andy Ball

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