Nick Rout wrote:
On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 16:28:07 +1300 Chris Wilkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
Having to run a compiler before being able to get a modem going is not the way to get newbies hooked on Linux. Of course there's a chance of finding a precomiled binary, this will have to match the distro+kernel exactly or it most likely won't be a positive experience. As an experienced Linux user I don't have a desire to compile things either, if I can spend my time on something more productive instead. Alas, there are no open source softmodem drivers.
I agree. Its so easy to just throw an external modem on COM1, select dev/ttyS0 or dev/modem, and surf. Thats what I'd recommend. The new bits I upgraded my PC to included a v92 compatible PCI Winmodem (a Connexant jobbie) but I simply will not pay for a driver when Windows guys get one (essentially) free with the thing...
yeah but they also pay $$$ for their OS in the first place. i agree free would be nice, but get over it. If you had to spend even $100 on a few drivers to round out your system, you've got the rest of the software, not just the OS free. not ideal, but not the end of the world.
Not the end of the world, but it surprises me that something so seemingly innocuous as a modem driver should cost anything at all regardless of platform. I would imagine a Linux driver for a soft- modem would not be the most arduous project in the world for a programmer worth his/her money...
You are a desktop/graphics/sound kinda guy. Add up the cost of windows, plus the commercial equivalents of the other stuff you would need to replace gimp and a few other packages, and the cost of a modem driver is insignificant. Thats without even the cool server stuff and so on that costs more in the windows world.
Nick (pragmatist hat on)
:-)
This is true, but its a matter of principle for me! ;-)
-- Kind regards,
Chris Wilkinson, Christchurch, New Zealand. Remove spamblocker to send replies direct to my email...
