My point is that we need to make this stuff *simple*. Rather than brag about how we're able to do hard things. Let's brag about how an ordinary joe doesn't need to do hard things 'cause it's all easy (in Linux).
Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zoran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 6:32 PM Subject: Re: an interesting experience > On Jan 19 Michael Hipp was heard saying: > > ->From: "Jerry McBride" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ->> > Recently, my father (who is an OS/2 die-hard) purchaced a SCSI CDRW > ->> > (Yamaha) which he could not get to work. After two weeks of trying, he > ->> > asked me to see if I could get it to work in my Linux box. > ->> > ->> Having moved from OS/2 to linux just a couple of years ago... I can echo > ->your experience. > ->> Working new hardware into linx is a dream when compared to other OS's. > -> > ->You guys must have different expectations that some of us. To get hardware > ->to work in my Win boxes, I stick in the CD and hit 'Next' four times. Never > ->mind the Mac. (And yes I know it's because the hw vendors do Bill's work for > ->him and write all the drivers and install programs.) > > > *** So if you do know, what's your point? > > Cheers, > Zoran. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
