Geoff,
You will notice this is a NEWBIE list. The first post is a reasonable
question, If the differences were just software having a "Translator" is a
valid idea. Insulting someone who ask's a question to a newbie list, is like
calling a 4 year old who can't read a moron. If your mother asked about
curing a sticky keyboard, would you tell her to put it in the dishwasher?
To answer [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s question, The way Linux and most unices handle
hardware is vastly different than windows, and the API's in both o.s.'s
would not be similar enough that you could "Translate" a driver.
Clay Mellender
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From: "Geoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: Idea.....
> oh! oh! and a magic pony that will carry the devices to you! that way you
> wouldn't even have to leave your pathetically lonely dwelling!
>
> wowza!
>
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> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 7:32 PM
> Subject: Idea.....
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> > Why isn't there any sort of Windows-to-Linux driver translator? One
could
> > eliminate 50% of Linux's problems (apparently)-unsupported devices!
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