On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 02:03, Josenildo Marques wrote: > Definitely worth reading, Stephen. Thanks for the link. > As a common user without any computing course or refined computing skills, I > couldn't agree more with the article. One has only to be _open_ to learn > more. > I am not sure about this, but I think what kind of prevents Linux from growing > in desktop use is a hardware item: the modem. It's extremely unbelievably > hard to find modems that are compatible to Linux. I would have 'converted' > many friends who have computers to Linux, I would even install Linux in > their computers, but when I ask them what kind or brand of modem they have, > either they do not know it or it is an on-board modem that is > Windows-dependent. > Maybe this impression is not so bleak. But I'm sure you guys out there can > enlighten me. > > JM
This is a very good point, mate; and in all actuality, I've chucked a wobbly before just because I couldn't either get a modem working, or couldn't get PPP up and running easily enough; what is needed is something NOT like the MCC, but a standalone "wizard" or some such that would not only detect most normal modems, but also the winmodems (or rather, have better support for the winmodems - like the HST/HSP - the Conexant chipsets) so that "first time newbies" can literally do a few clicks here and there and voila! be on the net - and yeah, I know that some people are going to say "Well, MCC works great for me!" - but in reality, it does lack the "friendliness" the MS Windows users are used to... With that said, THAT would be one means by which people would switch more readily - ease of getting on the net. I make sure my customers' machines are already setup before they leave the house - that at least ensures that they'll have no complexities other than the usual crap of "where do I put my downloads?" or "How do I open a downloaded file?" or "how can I keep the wife from seeing these pictures?". -- Wed Aug 6 09:00:00 EST 2003 09:00:00 up 2 days, 12:48, 2 users, load average: 2.10, 1.95, 1.78 ----------------------------------------------------------------- | __ __ |kuhn media australia | | /-oo /| |'-. |http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' |stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ----------------------------------------------------------------- linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+ & RH 9 Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586 ----------------------------------------------------------------- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * For the fashion of Minas Tirith was such that it was built on seven levels, each delved into a hill, and about each was set a wall, and in each wall was a gate. -- J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Return of the King" [Quoted in "VMS Internals and Data Structures", V4.4, when referring to system overview.]
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