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Re: "Winmodems" (Support in Linux)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ken Archer)
Wed Nov 18 11:02:11 1998
From: Ken Archer <karcher@idworld.net>
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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 09:55:15 -0600
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Since I have mixed emotions about this thread, it is difficualt to argue with
either side in the debate. I do, however, want to remind that windows users
migrate to Linux with winmodem in hand. It is in their box already put there
by the major box makers in an effort to cut costs. Until that stops, there
will always be a use for winmodem drivers in Linux.
>
>Now, how much is the hardware difference in cost? Today, about $20 on
>the street. That's it--you saved $20 to buy the Winmodem. And I've never
>had a friend, when they returned it and insisted on a "real" modem, not be
>able to get the vendor/reseller/VAR/whatever to swap.
>
>So, we have a _lot_ of things that aren't yet complete or even started that
>are needed to keep bringing Linux into the mainstream. Is one of the ones
>that's important a driver for a piece of equipment that was deliberately
>crippled to help the manufacturer increase market share; and that, once
>completed, will spawn a new raft of complaints about bugs/performance/etc.?
>
>Maybe not stated just this way, but I'm pretty sure that's the tradeoff in
>many developers' minds when considering if they should tackle a Winmodem
>driver.
> Dave Ihnat
> ignatz@homebru.dminet.com
> 312/315.1075 [home office]
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