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Article #773Re: The basic problem with Linux
From: James C
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:32
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:32
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On 17/03/2009 8:51 AM, Zebee Johnstone wrote: > In aus.computers.linux on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:29:52 GMT > James C <enough.already@no.more.spam.please> wrote: >> On 17/03/2009 12:17 AM, Scooby Doo wrote: >>> [snip] >>> Wow, what a difference that was. 18 discrete actions required >>> for Windows XP, 25 (!) for Windows Vista. 3 for Mac, and 2 for >>> Linux. Now you tell me which system is not user-friendly? >> If you can get to this point with Linux, you are doing well. >> Too often, though, you have to pass through the madwifi/ndis/etc >> rite-of-passage first. > > Getting less so, but yes, still more than you should. > > Which isn't Linux's fault of course, but end users don't know or care > about that. Even trying to buy a "supported" wifi dongle/card is hard, as the Linux support is based on the internal chipset -- which the dongle/card manufacturers can vary at will and is not shown on the product's packaging. You don't know for sure what you're buying until you open the blister pack, plug it in and run lsusb ... :-(
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X-Google-Thread: 102983,8bc8fc15893859ed X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!goblin3!goblin.stu.neva.ru!exi-transit.telstra.net!lon-in.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: James C <enough.already@no.more.spam.please> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: aus.computers.linux Subject: Re: The basic problem with Linux References: <00055583$0$2139$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <fLavl.18237$PH1.3448@edtnps82> <slrngrqk7p.o54.zebeej@gmail.com> <000643be$0$2242$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <NImdneQNysr_zCPUnZ2dnUVZ8uqWnZ2d@westnet.com.au> <kxzvl.29017$cu.22412@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <slrngrtif7.scq.zebeej@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <slrngrtif7.scq.zebeej@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 22 Message-ID: <P6Kvl.29134$cu.23226@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:32:31 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 121.210.121.182 X-Complaints-To: abuse@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1237282351 121.210.121.182 (Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:32:31 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:32:31 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services