Re: Open letter to MS
From: Steve N. (me_at_here.now)
Date: 09/25/04
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Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:37:08 GMT
Shane wrote:
> "Tom" <noway@nothere.com> wrote in message
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> "Shane" <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>"Tom" <noway@nothere.com> wrote in message
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>>"moses" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>>>TomP -
>>>I don't totally disagree with you, but your "open letter"
>>>to Microsoft probably isn't isn't going to be read by any
>>>one there. And if it is, well so what if they lose a few
>>>to Linux. Problem with Linux is that there just isn't the
>>>huge variety of programs available to run on it. And a lot
>>>of the peripheral hardware won't work without drivers.
>>>mo -------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>I don't know how long it has been since you've last used any Linux distro
>>(if any at all), but hardware support with Suse 8.0 and up, as well as
>>Mandrake 9.0 and up are totally supported by all the hardware
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> manufacturers.
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>>Even software writers are getting inline for the newer distros of Linux.
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>>Half the Windows users in the world would have to buy a new modem before
>>they could even go on-line.
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>
>
> HUH?
>
> There's almost zero winmodem support in Linux. You're lucky if you can get
> an example driver you can then adapt for your own chipset - but how many
> winmodem users can rewrite a driver anyway?
>
> Shane
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>
This is because winmodem manufacturers will not release their
proprietary chipset code for Linux developers to create working drivers
from. Winmodems are not true modems anyway, but "telephone interfaces"
to the CPU and less efficient than a true modem concerning CPU
utilization. A real modem is cheap enough to not make this a huge
barrier and a lot easier to install and use in any OS. Last I saw a Zoom
external v.92 56K serial modem was about $50.
Steve
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