[Gllug] Microsoft was distributing Ubuntu

[Jason Clifford]

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007, Peter Childs wrote:

> Yes its better but not wonderful yet. Every version of Ubuntu is better
> but it still will not do duel screen and work with every every single
> wireless card out of the box like windows!

Windows doesn't work with every wireless card out of the box. 

I have a Buffalo Airstation PCI card. While it works on 1 PC under Vista 
on another identical system (bought at the same time) it does not work. 
Under Ubuntu all I had to do was to upload the firmware file and it 
worked.

On an older PC I had to use ndiswrapper with the supplied Windows drivers 
which was also easy with Ubuntu.

Vista doesn't allow you to load manufacturer's drivers if it believes it 
has a newer driver of its own.

> Agreed but at least every manufacture has the drivers for windows and
> everything will work. (Even if not out of the box...)

Until the user has to reinstall due to spyware, virus or worm investation.


Jason
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