David Poehlman writes: Not quite, David. It is not Linux fault if the vendor of some particular device refuses to disclose how it works. This happens quite a lot, actually. So, don't blame Linux. As it happens, Linux is outstanding at plug and play if you give it something that it knows about. The suspicious, so-called "facts," in this article are the ones that were omitted--what device? I don't recall he ever said. He just said it didn't work. Well, magical expectations are quite inappropriate. But the strategy is very familiar, sow Fear Uncertainty and Doubt among potential users. We can expect much more of this. It's in certain company's interest to plant such nonsense. > Langa has been a bit down for a while now on reporting and such so I was > suspicious when I read this and while linux is not exactly the best at plug > and play for all environs, I doubt he looked in the right places to solve > his issues. One of the wonderful things about linux is that if you look > hard enough for a solution, unless the first instance of the problem was bon > 5 minutes ago, someone has a fix for it. After all, it's not like he > couldn't have just gone out and gotten a sound card that worked. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
