On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 00:08, Stephen Kuhn wrote: > On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 02:03, Josenildo Marques wrote: > <snip>
> ee 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' <snip> > 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 <snip> I agree, but I must say I've found configuring printers to print decently and getting CD-writers to work at all much more of a PITA, particularly when you compare the ease of doing it in Win$. It was a major reason driving me to hop from one distro of Linux to another and will keep me upgrading MD for some time to come, no doubt. Unfortunately I don't have a Stephen nearby to hold my hand........Whoops! DougB
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