That's the keyword. Cheap. When I buy a system the first thing I do is
remove the winmodem and throw it away. Then I install a reall modem. Just my
2cents worth.
Lyndon Lininger Sr.
----- Original Message -----
From: "faisal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [expert] winmodems
> with all do respect to your opinion .... i have seen most
> people turn linux down cause they dont have a linux supported modem & they
> dont want to spen extra buck & external modem for linux so they stick to
> windows ...
> if linux is aiming for people homes then maybe people sholud think
diffrent.
> i used winmodems my windows machine & i am sorry to say that i have not
find
> any problem with them in fact if you come to look @ it they are very very
> cheap.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "civileme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 4:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [expert] winmodems
>
>
> > On Friday 26 January 2001 20:44, you wrote:
> > > so many peoples have problems with winmodem in linux
> > > i wonder why they dont dont make drivers for them ?
> > > is it that hard ?
> >
> > It is when no information is available.
> >
> > It is when no developers are interested in supporting people who replace
> $40
> > worth of hardware with less than $3 worth of hardware, and charge
> consumers
> > nearly the same price.
> >
> > Remember, this is a community based on free software. If a piece of
> software
> > is to be written, _someone_ has to write it. With a HUGE job of reverse
> > engineering and fighting upstream to avoid infringements on software
that
> is
> > often a) patented and b) secret, it is downright amazing that as much
> > progress as is current has been made.
> >
> > If one lives in the United States, he not only has to reverse engineer
the
> > product, but he also has to hire a lawyer to defend him in case he
> infringes
> > inadvertantly on the secret, patented software for which it is a license
> > violation(and likely a felony) to disassemble, even if it is for the
> purpose
> > of avoiding infringements. For all of this effort, he receives
notoriety
> as
> > his only pay.
> >
> > On top of that, the problem has to be interesting to the programmer and
he
> > wants to see the product used. If you read the page at the linmodem
site,
> > the folks there are more interested in using the devices for telephony,
> where
> > they are considered appropriate devices.
> >
> > Read a few of the posts from the archives, search on the word "Gandia".
> > Ramon Gandia is an ISP in Nome, Alaska, and he often explained winmodems
> in
> > detail. The other thing stopping more effort on them is that many
> potential
> > developers feel they are doing users a _disservice_ by providing the
> drivers,
> > because they cannot compare in quality of service to dedicated hardware
> > modems.
> >
> > Civileme
> >
>
>
