On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Bibek Paudel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is really painful to search and then install all those drivers in Windows > but fortunately almost all hardware makers provide drivers alongside the > product and the users don't think of it as a problem. Also, users tend to > treat their driver CDs as prized possessions and be fascinated by the enigma > that they make out of this all. > > On the other hand, the problem of some proprietary hardwares can really be > very sad for people wanting to use GNU/Linux. Many of such drivers are now > available thanks partly to the Linux Drivers project > (http://www.linuxdriverproject.org/twiki/bin/view). The list of drivers not > supported is also maintained here: > (http://linuxdriverproject.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/DriversNeeded) > > While promoting free softwares, we should also make it a point so promote > hardwares that support free software. The subject of "network neutrality" > got so advertised that it was debated in the recent US presidential > elections. The issue of "platform neutrality" needs equal backing because > discrimination of users on the basis of the hardware and OS they use is > equally bad. Though there seems no obvious solutions of the problems > mentioned in the thread, may be we can start by stressing on the need to buy > hardwares that are platform neutral :)
Agreed . > > Just my $0.02 > > Bibek > > > > Paras. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
