Problems getting Linux into homes.

[Eric Diamond]

OK, Well I haven't read it and from the past two replies, I don't think
I have to.

Whether it was staged or not (and with his knowledge or not, from what's
already been said he obviously wasn't the sharpest tack in the box) is
moot.

Unfortunately, among those of us <big collective here> who are most
knowledgable about linux, are the only people who remember what it was
like configuring sound and video (and networks) in the MS-DOS and pre
Windows 98 days. Newcomers don't realize the hell our users used to put
us through! You think you've got it bad now. Pffft! In your dreams!

Compared to getting your average sound and video boards to work right in
windows 3.1 redhat 6 was a piece of cake. Fedora is a dream to install.
Now I haven't played with the smp kernel yet (2nd processor for my 44BX
board is shipping as I write this! :)) uh...) (that was awkward)(where
was I? Oh, yeah...) but I'm looking forward to it. (BTW, anyone have any
experiences to relate about using Vmware GSX under FC1 smp? If so,
please start a new thread.)

OK, there are some things in 98 that are still difficult, but it handled
the hardware in existance when it was released (and for some time after)
pretty well.   

Eric Diamond
eDiamond Networking & Security
303-246-9555
eric at ediamond.net