On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:15:42 -0400 Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Saturday 23 August 2003 10:01 pm, engage wrote: > > On Wednesday 20 August 2003 03:03 pm, stefmit wrote: > > >You haven't seen my post from Sunday, with all relevant links, have you? > > > > > >http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/ --> link to source inside this > > >article, worth reading, anyway, which is why I won't give the direct link > > > ;) > > > > > >Stef > > > > Man, I get tired of all this reading to try to get things to work in Linux. > > Can't anyone simplify the process???? > > Hmmm, you want to get hardware from disparate manufacturers to work doing > complex things easily without doing a lot of reading and at least some > experimenting? > > <sarcasm mode on> > I think that I can simplify the process. Simply buy all of your hardware and > software from a single monolithic manufacturer, allow them access to > everything that you are doing and finally sell your soul to them for ease of > use and not having to think or learn for yourself. In short, buy Windows. > > <end sarcasm mode> > -- > Bryan Phinney > Software Test Engineer > > > It's funny. Way back before all radios were made in Japan, we home-building hams use to call ready made radio operators "Appliance Operators". Same thing applies here. If you want to know "why" and "how" and you want control, you have to crack the books. Otherwise go to Kmart and get a Gates special, $199.95 (first installment) and 500.00 everytime you turn around thereafter. My .02 Lee
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