Langa bashing (was Re: Problems getting Linux into homes)

[John Lagrue]

Craig Thomas wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-04-23 at 18:46, Jeff Allison wrote:
> 
>>but he offers no
>>explanations, solutions, or information other than a wild installation
>>odyssey.
>>
>>As far as I can see he either has another agenda or he doesn't "know his
>>stuff"
> 
> 
> Ditto.  
> 
> I think its plain to see, from the fact [most] companies selling
> hardware DO NOT open source their drivers, his argument is a non
> starter.   How is it the fault of Linux that [limited] hardware  fails
> to function on anything but Microsoft brand OSes? To moan publicly about
> the ease of installation of a piece of hardware under Unix, when the
> company selling the damn thing fails to release a driver that is
> compatible with ANYTHING other than Windows doesn't strike me as the
> position of someone ' knowing his stuff ' . Rather, like some one who
> doesn't have a clue. 
> 

The "not having a clue" seems to be on the part of those who can't see 
straight. Fred's whole article is about the lack of ease of installing 
Linux with any hardware. Hiss whole thrust is that all varieties of 
Windows works with his hardware, whereas Linux doesn't. Of course that 
is because lack of drivers provided by the hardware manufacturers, but 
that is beside the point. The whole point being that Linux is still not 
entirely ready for the home market, when compared to Micro$oft's 
installations.

What we do about that is another discussion.

John