From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jan 1 09:28:53 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA01723 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Fri, 1 Jan 1999 09:28:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from hp9000.chc-chimes.com (hp9000.chc-chimes.com [206.67.97.84]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA01503 for ; Fri, 1 Jan 1999 09:28:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from billf@chc-chimes.com) Received: from localhost by hp9000.chc-chimes.com with SMTP (1.39.111.2/16.2) id AA158550314; Fri, 1 Jan 1999 06:31:54 -0500 Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 06:31:54 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Fumerola To: Peter Wemm Cc: lcremean@tidalwave.net, "Louis A. Mamakos" , Matt Edwards , freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PnP PCI modem In-Reply-To: <199901011708.BAA97067@spinner.netplex.com.au> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, 2 Jan 1999, Peter Wemm wrote: > It's all about control.... by Microsoft of course. That's what the windows > print system and winmodems etc are really all about.. Offloading the > brains into a piece of software that Microsoft controls and will never be > useable on something other than a Windows box. It's their way of making > sure it's always more expensive to run something other than windows > (including unix, OS/2, etc) and to keep a hold on the user by making sure > they cannot upgrade from windows. It's a very slick strategy.. They are > forcing the peripheral manufacturers to do their dirty work by making it > difficult to compete with the people who have submitted to microsoft > already. Cute. Leave it to hardware manufacturers to do Microsoft's dirty work. Like lambs to the slaughter... > Or maybe I have been forgetting to take my anti-paranoia pills.. :-] Ask my co-workers about my Microsoft rants here at CHC. Whatever you have must be contagious. - bill fumerola - billf@chc-chimes.com - BF1560 - computer horizons corp - - ph:(800) 252-2421 - bfumerol@computerhorizons.com - billf@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message