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The Linux Modem Problem?
muonman asks: "There is a business in town which refurbishes old computers and distributes them to kids, roughly at cost. Part of this cost is a $5 license for Windows 98 (they do use OpenOffice, tho). I have outlined to them the benefits of migrating to Linux, but the showstopper is modems, which most of their customers require. They buy in bulk at $4 each, with unpredictable chipsets. I can find reliable(?) drivers for Smartlinks, but cant buy them for less than $6 each, and I hate to recommend the switch in suppliers without more info. I haven't had luck getting license info from linuxant for using Conexants. It seems there has been no activity on the linmodem front for some time. Any wisdom from the Slashdot crowd?"
Will these kids wanna spend 4 years learning how to use it all properly and not get r00ted in the mean time?
Sure they're just kids. Set them loose on Windows 98, and it won't take 4 years to get r00ted. 4 minutes maybe.
When Linux can support ALL of my apps and hardware, I will accept it as a real OS.
When you get real apps and hardware, we'll accept you as a real person.
I dunno, do the script kiddies of this day and age remember Windows 98? I doubt many of them could manage their way around the DOS prompt...
warning: This post is likely to contain gobs of dripping sarcasm. Consume at your own risk.