Re: [LI] Winmodems

["Shanker R Swaminathan" <CseWhiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

have a look at http://www.linmodems.org
Shanker

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Vimal Mathew <vml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [LI] Winmodems


>   Winmodems = Windows + Modem != Linux + Modem
>   Therefore, Winmodems => OS = Windows
>         The guys who make the modems write their own drivers, so that
> the technology remains with them. The larger user-base for
> Windows also helps.. Linux does not yet have commercial software
> gaining popularity, and with the demand for free-source, things can
> be a bit hard for those guys... I guess. Also, if they do a driver
> for any one kernel version, there is no guarantee that it would
> work for any other kernel version.
> 
> ------------------:P---------
> --vml,
> Model Engg. College,          RH 5.2/6.1 (Lal Topi wallah)
> Cochin                        Kernel 2.2.13 (with Beowulf patches
>                               and a helluva lot of optimization)
> 
> 
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