On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 09:54:53 -0500, Siddhartha Basu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 08:37:15 -0500, Bob Mukherjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 17:04:05 +0530, peekay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > now THAT's being constructive .. our genie ! .. nice comments saugata .. > > > thank you .. its not ALL that bad guys .. we can make cowdung into fuel .. > > > this is much better .. a laptop ! > > > > > > .. p i I > > <snip> > > > > Hi > > Lack of functionality has been explained in two lines: > > > > 1.Modem driver so far is not available. We are in process to get the > > driver for the same. > > 2. IEEE1394 will not work. > I have seen reports that it works. So, which linux they are shipping > with the laptop. > We could check out if that version provide out of the box support for > those two missing features. That should be a strong argument for > communication. > > > > > I am objecting only to the language of the small print. My argument or > > dissent is not about which operating system is more functional. > That is quite misleading for a customer. Keep us updated about your > conversation with acer. > > -siddhartha >
This is what they are shipping with the Laptop: <quote> Dear Sudeep, The machine comes with Linplus linux which is a paper licence. You can try other flavours of linux on the same. However all the devices functionality might be limited. Thanks and regards, Mahesh Kulkarni, Technical Support Engineer, Acer India (Pvt) Ltd. Bangalore-560075. Ph. 080-25219520 Ext.134. </quote> -- .~. Sudeep Mukherjee /V\ // \\ /( )\ ^`~'^ Registered Linux user # 255384 -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
