Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030468AbVLHGQA (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Dec 2005 01:16:00 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030470AbVLHGQA (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Dec 2005 01:16:00 -0500 Received: from fsmlabs.com ([168.103.115.128]:17821 "EHLO spamalot.fsmlabs.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030468AbVLHGP7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Dec 2005 01:15:59 -0500 X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1134022557-28702-28-0 X-Barracuda-URL: http://10.0.1.244:8000/cgi-bin/mark.cgi Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 22:21:31 -0800 (PST) From: Zwane Mwaikambo To: Diego Calleja cc: Kasper Sandberg , nicolas.mailhot@laposte.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario Subject: Re: Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario In-Reply-To: <20051208032404.8bad585a.diegocg@gmail.com> Message-ID: References: <1133779953.9356.9.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <20051205121851.GC2838@holomorphy.com> <20051206011844.GO28539@opteron.random> <43944F42.2070207@didntduck.org> <20051206030828.GA823@opteron.random> <1133869465.4836.11.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <4394ECA7.80808@didntduck.org> <1133880581.4836.37.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <1134003536.8162.4.camel@localhost> <20051208032404.8bad585a.diegocg@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-1463810560-1998118219-1134022891=:2123" X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=5.0 KILL_LEVEL=5.0 tests= X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.02, rules version 3.0.6092 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1185 Lines: 27 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---1463810560-1998118219-1134022891=:2123 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, Diego Calleja wrote: > El Thu, 08 Dec 2005 01:58:56 +0100, > Kasper Sandberg escribi=F3: >=20 > Many times Windows XP requires inserting the CDs with 3rd party drivers. >=20 > IMO the way linux is doing things is the Right Way: Hardware should > work out of the box, and things like the windows' panel control driver > dialogs are a failure because users should't care about low-level > things like installing drivers. The "works under linux logo" is Lets be objective at least, Windows XP was released in 2002, have you=20 tried Linux distros from 2002 on said laptops? ---1463810560-1998118219-1134022891=:2123-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/