On 5 Mar 2002 at 9:09, Pawan Dev wrote:
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> Only one drawback is I wasn't able to detect my internal motorola
sm56 modem
> in Mandrake, which was the only reason I was sticking with 7.1 version of
> PCQ . And thats the only reason I still have to use win98 to send
this mail.
> Isn't it irony that with so many support and developers around the world,
> the budget conscious people like me can't utilize the already available
> hardware resources. I have only two options left if I want to use and
> experience Linux. I have to Go and buy some expensive external modem or I
Shridhar Daithankar Wrote :
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>>Don't crib. If motorola does not release the spec, no god can write
driver for that.
>>And external modem though costlier it's worth of it. Actually the
cost is what
>>you pay for not using windows.
>>Your crib is entirely justified if you were contributing to open
source. Just
>>because you get a linux CD just like you get a windows CD, does not
mean that
>>linux developers are obliged to fulfill every your need, especially
if it's for
>>some windows only hardware.
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Actually there is an article in Express Computer March 4 ,2002
, Page 18 on the contribution of Indians to the Linux Movement. A few
people like Philip Tellis, Binand Raj ,Raju Mathur etc. find mention in
the article.
G.Sriram.
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