Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 07:10:25 +0100 From: Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Freebsd vs. linux Message-ID: <150645763.20050215071025@wanadoo.fr> In-Reply-To: <7F3738CE-7F16-11D9-B134-000D933E3CEC@shire.net> References: <200502112313.28082.hindrich@worldchat.com> <823196404.20050212105644@wanadoo.fr> <420DE422.3020102@wanadoo.es> <1546398643.20050212123202@wanadoo.fr> <420E0164.7090300@wanadoo.es> <d9175cad0502140942a7244b2@mail.gmail.com> <1587470376.20050215001857@wanadoo.fr> <d9175cad0502141557114178e7@mail.gmail.com> <d9175cad05021421261caacb35@mail.gmail.com> <501532379.20050215064923@wanadoo.fr> <7F3738CE-7F16-11D9-B134-000D933E3CEC@shire.net>
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Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC writes: > If I am not mistaken, MS has a certification process for 3rd party > drivers. That is, they approve them and digitally sign them. And they > stick them on their OS distribution CDs. Hence, they are part of MS's > OS offering. They are vetted by MS first. Yes, but not all drivers are certified in this way. The ones that are are far less likely to cause trouble. They may still have bugs--Microsoft does not audit the code line by line--but they are usually reasonably stable. It's a step forward. -- Anthony
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