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Many lay users buy magazine PCs that come with this +</I>><i> winmodens and don't know differences behind them and a hardmodem. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Also, I've seen bizarre things, like distros where the dialer is not installed +</I>><i> and you need to download it from Internet. But how the user will download the +</I>><i> dialer if the Internet does not work? No! Dial-up dialer should come installed +</I>><i> as default. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Some softmodens are supported, such like these models: +</I>><i> +</I>><i> <A HREF="http://wiki.debian.org/slmodem">http://wiki.debian.org/slmodem</A> [Sorry, Mandriva link is too long] +</I>><i> +</I>><i> But the point is that the most, like PCTel, Lucent and Motorolla, has licenses +</I>><i> that restrict distribution - so include these drivers on Mageia can be illegal +</I>><i> - and some drivers requires compile a kernel module to work - what not aways +</I>><i> works. To lay user, can be very difficult compile and load a kernel module. So, +</I>><i> we must pay close attention to this bit detail. Too many users what doesn't use +</I>><i> Linux can begin to use it if the distro has this support. Too many of them still +</I>><i> with a dual boot Win-Linux because of this. +</I>><i> +</I> +Another good point. I don't believe that in the case of KDE, the kppp is +installed by default. However, it is on the Mandriva installation disk. +But I can see how this could be a little confusing for the new user. + +As for proprietary winmodem drivers, there is nothing that Mageia could +really do as drivers are normally not allowed to be distributed by third +parties. But, like you mention, some softmodems are supported. I guess +it all depends on how lucky/unlucky you are when you buy your desktop or +laptop computer. On the positive side however, the trend for major +computer builders this year is that they have been moving away from +"windows" only modem/ethernet cards. They are including more OS +inclusive hardware. Although, I believe that this has also a lot to do +with the Kernel version used by Mageia as some of the OSS drivers are +included in the kernel. + +So to re-cap this wish: + +-- Mageia should be a little more sensitive to users who have telephone +hookups by providing and installing the tools right at the very first +install. There should be no downloading of software at all if you are +setting up a dial-up connection in the MCC (Mageia Control Centre) + +-- Mageia should also try to be sensitive to the telephone hook-ups by +including the necessary tools for installing winmodems/softmodems. + +Cheers + +Marc + + +</PRE> + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="002021.html">[Mageia-discuss] Wish List +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="002043.html">[Mageia-discuss] Wish List +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#2030">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#2030">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#2030">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#2030">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |