On Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 09:07:35PM +0000, Michael Kjorling wrote > Win"modems" always makes me wonder what other crap might pass for > hardware, but that's another tale for another day and one I am sure is > told even here frequently enough anyway.
<tinfoil="tight"> Each time I hear about Bill Gates pushing a new "hardware standard", I get nervous. It seems that Winmodems, Winprinters, USB modems, etc. have one goal... namely to only run on the latest version of Windows. Even if you can get a new computer without Windows, you'll find that linux (or for that matter your old copy of Windows98SE) won't work because the manufacturers do proprietary stuff with their peripherals and they only write drivers for the latest Windows version. </tinfoil> Even nVidia, who do provide some proprietary drivers for linux, won't necessarily run on the latest linux kernel. And please don't get me started about mouse and keyboard connectors. It's annoying having to keep a computer 18 inches away from the wall because the serial mouse is connected to a serial-to-PS2 adaptor, which is connected to a PS2-to-USB adaptor. -- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An infinite number of monkeys pounding away on keyboards will eventually produce a report showing that Windows is more secure, and has a lower TCO, than linux. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
