On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 20:17:32 -0600
"Michael Hipp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed into the bitstream:
> 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).
>
Before Windoze 98 hit the streets, I had a laptop running Linux. I
remember folks eyes popping wide open when I'd reach over and pop out the
PCMCIA card while the system was running. Then a minute later, pop it
back in and it just worked. The only think I had to do was configure a
few values in the /etc/pcmcia/network.opts file. My wireless card
(Orinoco) works the same, but I also have a wireless.opts file I had to
edit.
I was told (don't know first-hand) that Windoze didn't (does it now?)
allow you to just pop stuff in and out at leisure. Had to stop it by hand
first, then it would tell you that you could safely eject it. And folks
whine about having to mount and unmount a floppy in Linux. Geesh.
Now, someone, somewhere may have a GUI way to edit those /etc/pcmcia/*.opt
files. I don't, it would just slow me down. And the edit is a one-time
thing. Done once, forgotten forever.
So please don't tell me Windoze is easier, because it just ain't true. My
prime example is the registry -- now there's a nightmare.
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
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