From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264334AbTKUJB4 (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Nov 2003 04:01:56 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264336AbTKUJB4 (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Nov 2003 04:01:56 -0500 Received: from mail.jlokier.co.uk ([81.29.64.88]:57271 "EHLO mail.shareable.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264334AbTKUJBz (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Nov 2003 04:01:55 -0500 Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:59:50 +0000 From: Jamie Lokier To: jt@hpl.hp.com Cc: "Mudama, Eric" , Linux kernel mailing list Subject: Re: Announce: ndiswrapper Message-ID: <20031121085950.GB10343@mail.shareable.org> References: <785F348679A4D5119A0C009027DE33C105CDB514@mcoexc04.mlm.maxtor.com> <20031121000031.GA17869@bougret.hpl.hp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031121000031.GA17869@bougret.hpl.hp.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Jean Tourrilhes wrote: > On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 04:53:12PM -0700, Mudama, Eric wrote: > > > > I think the point being made is "Why spend an extra $150 on a PCMCIA wifi > > card when there's an integrated wifi device already in the laptop that > My point is : why buy this laptop if it's not 100% > supported ? They are plenty of other laptops... Sometimes people don't buy new laptops, they get given them or buy a cheap one second hand. Such people can't afford a wireless card, or to choose hardware, so it's nice if they can use what they have. Why, only a couple of weeks ago I installed Debian on a Pentium 233 which someone was delighted to be given. Old computers are cheap, but some people can't afford $50 let alone $150. -- Jamie