Hi Andrew,
>> Windows have a weak IrDA stack???? >yes in terms of capabilities - weak. i didn't say it didn't work. for >example, try changing the device name on a w2k box >(/sys/proc/net/irda/devname on linux). you also can't delete from the ias. or >get local values. >actually, you can't even SEE the ias. there's no tools that i've seen to let >you do that. Yes, becouse Windows is a copyrighted professional OS, so part of the codes are completely proprietary. U can criticize that, but it's a Microsoft choice. They spent lots of money to have the better code in this world, so obviously they not wanna share it without the acknoledgement. >> I can't believe it!!! It always work first time. In Linux work, but it is a >> nightmare, becouse Linux is solid but also full of problem!!! >i've never had a problem with it. of course, i'm writing my own application >stack on top of irsock, not trying to point my phone at it. Right, but I think, for the final user, FIRST THING is having basic things - like point the phone - working FIRST TIME. How can a well trained person like myself - and like many others like me - have to spent lots of time to make a phone against a SLOW IrDA stack working??? Thats the big problem of Linux, and thats the reason becouse it can't be popular and professionaly considered in other IT sectors other than LAN servers. The real cool thing of Linux is TCP/IP, other than that have lots lots lots of problems, first of all IRQ sharing and resource sharing. New kernels fix things and broke others. I'm interested in Linux especially BECOUSE IS FREE, so I NOT PAY for it and I can accept to lost lots of time play with it: it's my choice. Now I know Linux it well, so I spend less time than others... But, well, when I have to do serious job and not only surf the net or impress my girlfriend or friends :-))))), I need a REAL OS and Windows NT/2000/XP do the job. Obviously I pay for it, and I have the best. Regards Massimo _______________________________________________ Linux-IrDA mailing list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pasta.cs.UiT.No/mailman/listinfo/linux-irda
