> Hi Henning > ..cut > > > > Maybe I got something wrong here but this is the story how I see it: > > > > * You want to use a scanner made by a manufacturer who > doesn't provide > > drivers for your operating system > > * the standard drivers that (most likely) come with your os > don't support your > > scanner (other operating systems don't even have scanner drivers > > shipped with them) > > * someone wrote a driver for your scanner without beeing paid by you > > or the manufacturer of the scanner. He even lets you > access his development > > tree before the release is done and before it's in your > distribution's > > package system. > > * you have quite a few questions about installation and > running. Quite > > some of them could have been solved by looking at the > documentation. > > Others result from compiling software on your own (and would have > > existed with any other package) > > * About 10 people, quite some of them developers of the SANE system > > you use, try to help in several ways. These are not paid support > > people but the ones that actively use the code or even created it. > > * Your scanner works now. > > > > Probably tens or hundreds of hours have been spent to write a driver > > *for you* (and others). Hours have been spent by people > trying to help > > *you*. > > > > And despite of all this you are constantly complaining > about SANE and > > Linux. > > > > I will never understand this. > > > ...cut > > Yepp, great answer ! > Some poeple coming from $WinSucks dont even think about this > and maybe should > stay with that OS and call these _very_ cheap hotlines after paying > for a peace of hardware to get it running...
I definitly agree with Henning answer, but what you're saying is not really beter than the rant of Fore. I find it a bit narrow-minded to say $WinSucks. There're plenty of oses available and they should all deserve a place. Even though you have to pay for Windows, it's still far easier to install and operate by most people than Linux/Unix flavors. The Windows kernel (NT,2K,XP ofcourse) has some advantages over Linux (eg: better scheduling algorithms), but Linux also has some advantages over Windows (eg: less hardware requirements). Don't get me wrong, I'm not a Windows freak (I use several oses, Windows XP, Linux (i386, Alpha), Dec, Sgi) -- Marc Gregoire
