Tom, In case you don't realise, Optus@Home runs predominantly on Linux servers so if any company is pro-linux, it is them. I don't believe Optus is forcing you to use Windoze as I know a lot of people who have managed to get their cable modems working successfully on their Linux boxes (incidentally these same people tend to be the ones that most often break the AUP). Have you tried looking through the Optus@Home private newsgroups for more information?
And no, I am not affiliated with Optus in any way except for using their mobile network for my phone. Regards, --SH -----Original Message----- From: Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 17 September 2002 7:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] Optus@home: USB->USB vs PCI Ethernet->USB cable modem installs Does anyone have comments on this thread about the desirability of being "loudly and proudly pro-Linux"? Wouldn't we want Optus to know that Linux is a growing market, and that we vote with our pocketbook? Isn't this the essence of capitalism? I sure don't think silence is the right answer, after all, how does this help change things for the better? Might I suggest responding to Optus similar to: "If you force me to play windoze games, I will, but I want you to know I am a Linux user, and that if a provider who better supports Linux comes along, you will very quickly lose my business." The basic idea is to be both polite and direct. Thanks, --Tom > Hey everyone, > I'm finally getting cable installed next week, but I have a > few doubts on my mind at the moment. I told the guy who signed me up > over the phone that I had Windows XP which is of course a total lie! I > only have Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 installed (hi to the rest of the > debian-devel reading this). I did so because I've seen one too many > cases of "I refuse to even talk to you because we don't officially > support Linux" (this is happening at UNSW's own ISP as we speak). > So my question is, has anyone gotten the Optus@home supplied > PCI Ethernet to USB setup working? Doing a quick search on Google only > seems to mention that it's not in the official 2.4 kernel tree yet: > > <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/gregkh/usb/2.4/usb-2.4.19-pre 4.bk-patches> > > So what should I do? Ring them and ask them for a PCI Ethernet > setup instead and not bother about USB. How much extra do they charge > for it (nothing on their rate card about it)? If so, will they > over-react if I say I don't have Windows and refuse to install cable > over the phone? Has anyone had bad experiences with Optus technicians > who have Linux-phobia or refuse to give you an PCI Ethernet card on > demand? > > Yours sincerely, > Andrew "Netsnipe" Lau > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > * Andrew 'Netsnipe' Lau Computer Science & Sturep, UNSW * > * "apt-get into it" Debian GNU/Linux Packager * > * <netsnipe(+)debianplanet.org\0> <alau(+)cse.unsw.edu.au\0> * > * GnuPG 1024D/2E8B68BD 0B77 73D0 4F3B F286 63F1 9F4A 9B24 C07D 2E8B 68BD * > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
