free vs commercial

From: ken keanon (kenkeanon_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/05/05

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    Hi folks,

    Since my discourse about free software last month, I
    had installed Debian GNU/Linux Sarge on one partition
    of my harddisk while retaining WinXP in another.

    Starting with the maxim "To beat MS you have to be as
    good as, if not better than, MS", I am constantly
    comparing the Linux I had installed with WinXP.

    With Konqueror, the Window Management, File
    Management, Web Browsing is on par with WinXP.

    What I find wanting in Linux is Device Management.
    With plug-in, adding new devices to WinXP is a breeze
    but not in Linux. I used a Prolink ADSL bridge/router
    for my broadband service. Installing it was plain easy
    and the gui to operate it is superb in WinXP. But in
    the case of Linux, I managed to locate a driver, free
    of course, called 'amedyn'. Installing it was a long
    and arduous process. I had to get the right files with
    all dependencies sorted out, re-config and recompile
    the kernel, set up the communication config files,
    etc. before I got it to work. It works alright but way
    below its commercial counterpart, performance-wise. I
    had to start-and-stop it in CLI and moreover, about 3
    out of 10 tens, it failed to connect on the first
    attempt. This doesn't look promising for a start. I
    noticed there is a choice for 'plug-in' in the kernel
    config menu but it does not have any means to select
    or specify devices. Hopefully work is being done in
    this area.

     

    Ken

                    
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