Andreas Hanke wrote: > [...] > I'm just trying to explain *why* the user's winmodem didn't work in a > default installation and *why* it will probably not work better in > future default installations of (open)SUSE, and actually I doubt that > other distributors can continue with proprietary kernel modules in the > same way they are currently distributing them. Maybe one or two years, > but not more. The "pressure" from actual Linux contributors and > copyright holders (not users) is too high.
In principle I agree with you. But, you know, it somehow looks like a fight between the open source community and (maybe) the Linux distributors on the one hand and the hardware/software driver manufacturers on the other hand. And the loser is the end user, as usual. I don't think it was a good idea to drop the shipment of proprietary modules at a moment's notice (from SUSE XX.X to XX.Y) *without* an adequate replacement that makes the transition as smooth as possible for the end user. First getting a solution in place and *then* making the move would have been much better from my point of view. Sometimes I really have problems explaining something like this to a user that is new to Linux and only wants an easy installation of his chosen Linux distribution (whatever it is)... Cheers, Th. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
