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   From: Topaz_Crow    
   Subject: Re: My ubuntu experience   
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   On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:10:47 -0500, CBFalconer  wrote:   
   > Topaz_Crow wrote:   
   >>    
   > ... snip ...   
   >>    
   >> You seem to be the one not understanding. Everyone seems to applaud   
   >> the efforts of Ubuntu to make life easy for new users. I know I do.   
   >   
   > Here is another Ubuntu basic problem.  It is highly dependent on   
   > Internet access to revise, install, etc.  Yet it comes without   
   > means of accessing a dial-up line.  One of the first things needed   
   > is a way of finding a driver for whatever modem (if possible).    
   > There is a script extant to check the internal modem type, but it   
   > is not present on the CD.  Once that hurdle is passed (I haven't)   
   > there is the problem of downloading a driver, and no means for   
   > that.  Again, they should all be on the CD.  Alternatively, there   
   > should be an easily available (possibly pay) CD or CDs that include   
   > a complete set of auxiliary components.   
   >   
   > There isn't even a terminal capable of playing with the modem   
   > interface.  If there was I could be attacking via an external   
   > modem.   
   >   
   > These things are all fixable, but haven't been.   
      
   Well, Linux grew up on people with problems like this fixing these   
   problems themselves or at least working with the developers. Some are   
   approaching Linux like there should be things done and forget that   
   these things they want done are going to need volunteers to do it.            
   People who devote their free time to fix problems that they know about        
   or care about. And is this bad? Hmmm, I don't think these newsgroups          
   would be full of CLI phobic newbies if it were a bad thing.   
      
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