Re: Advertising "Linux Compatible"

From: B Gruff (bbgruff_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 01/04/05 

Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 23:49:53 +0000

On Monday 03 January 2005 22:29 Ranando King wrote:

> Ok. The OEM hardware comes with a Windows Driver. In buying the
> hardware OEM, we receive this small piece of software why? Because
> Windows doesn't natively support that particular piece of hardware.
> Therefore, in order for the Windows user to make the best use of the
> hardware, they must install a piece of 3rd software that attaches
> its to the kernel. That's not Windows supporting the hardware,
> that's the hardware supporting Windows. If Windows supported the
> hardware, then the hardware manufacturer wouldn't have to write
> drivers. Microsoft would have already done that.
>

OK, so that's only part of the 260 lines, but thank you.

Dunno who you are, but in my book, you are certainly welcome here!
Thanks for all of that!

Bill

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