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Thoughts on Automating Driver Installs for Linux?
Auzy asks: "Originally I thought that the implementation of a system in Linux which could automatically locate and install drivers would revolutionize Linux usability, however, there has been some strong negative feedback, including comments such as that it will kill open source drivers in Linux, and that even a system which employs digital signatures could never be secure enough to stop worms. I believe the opposite, and now I want to know from the Slashdot crowd, if they think I should drop the project now and potentially save Linux from possible security problems, or if I am right in saying that potential problems can be avoided, and that this system can become successful."
What happens when "Driver On Demand" trys to get a driver for my network card, but it can't, since my network card needs a driver? :-P
If you are installing a binary driver, like nvidias or anything else out of the ordinary it comes with its own instructions. If not, screw it, it's not worth it.
ja, ja, were it so that we could all ride beside you on ze high horse, sire!
your denial is beneath you, and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs...i see through you - another dead hero