From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jan 1 16:09:19 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA12751 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Fri, 1 Jan 1999 16:09:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (castles215.castles.com [208.214.165.215]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA12746 for ; Fri, 1 Jan 1999 16:09:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (LOCALHOST [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA00912; Fri, 1 Jan 1999 16:03:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199901020003.QAA00912@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Peter Wemm cc: Bill Fumerola , lcremean@tidalwave.net, "Louis A. Mamakos" , Matt Edwards , freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PnP PCI modem In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 02 Jan 1999 01:08:44 +0800." <199901011708.BAA97067@spinner.netplex.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 16:03:51 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > 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. > > Or maybe I have been forgetting to take my anti-paranoia pills.. :-] No, you're about right. It's worth bearing in mind however that at least some of the peripheral manufacturers aren't all that *happy* about the situation; many don't enjoy being blatantly manipulated, and many more find it annoying that their product's performance is determined (and often destroyed) by someone _else's_ software. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message