From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,345c9fcf5a67a99f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-10 22:37:58 PST Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 14:30:52 +0800 From: Adrian Hoe User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i586; en-US; rv:0.9.4.1) Gecko/20020314 Netscape6/6.2.2 X-Accept-Language: en-us MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: [OT] Switching to Linux (was: Microsoft takes on ACT) References: <4519e058.0205230724.38617c60@posting.google.com> <3CED2E66.DD15C13D@despammed.com> <9ff447f2.0205231909.40170d61@posting.google.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: mlk-195-185.tm.net.my X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: mlk-195-185.tm.net.my Message-ID: <3d058c62_2@news.tm.net.my> X-Trace: news.tm.net.my 1023773794 mlk-195-185.tm.net.my (11 Jun 2002 13:36:34 +0800) Organization: TMnet Malaysia Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.uchicago.edu!yellow.newsread.com!netaxs.com!newsread.com!news-out.spamkiller.net!propagator2-maxim!propagator-maxim!pull.newsgroups.com!news1.tm.net.my Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:25726 Date: 2002-06-11T14:30:52+08:00 List-Id: Michal Nowak wrote: > On 2002-05-26 at 09:37 Preben Randhol wrote: > > >>The point is that the Linux developers have to figure out for themselves >>how a device works unless the company developing this device wants to >>share their documentation. Now device drivers are made for Windows by >>the companies producing them so installing some brand new hardware can >>be much easier on Windows. >> > > Yes, I know that. That is real pain for Linux users. I signed a petition > some months ago directed to hardware manufacturers. It was a request that > they notice growing Linux community and cooperate with Linux developers > to create device drivers. It was on http://www.libranet.com/petition.html > but it seems it is closed now. However Polish version still exists. > I hope they succeeded in collecting enough signatures to be noticed. > > >>When speaking about the ease of installation, on seem to forget that this >>may not be so important. Example: my father uses Linux because of all >>the Windows viruses and all the problems he got using Windows. I >>installed Windows for him as he had no computer experience. And later I >>installed Linux. All he has to concern himself with is to use the >>computer for that he wants to do. He doesn't have to bother with the >>underlaying drivers etc... And he has no problem with Linux compared to >>Windows. >> > > I do not claim that Linux is unusable for non-cs people, but there was > my observation. What I saw is, if they had no "click-click-do-all-for-me > -graphical-wizard", they fell lost/are too lazy(?)/want more convenience > in using system. It reminds me some post we had on CLA concerning GUIs > - "click-click-do-all-for-me-graphical-environment". Well... > > Cheers, > Mike > > "In the world of machines, virtual machines, > dominated by software ... > ... a new culture is born" > > I believe with UnitedLinux, things will get smoother... :-) -- Remove *nospam* to email. -- Adrian Hoe -- http://adrianhoe.com