From: Ari Lemmke (arl@cs.hut.fi)
Date: 07/17/92


From: arl@cs.hut.fi (Ari Lemmke)
Subject: Re: Linux problems
Date: 17 Jul 1992 15:59:55 GMT


In article <1992Jul16.154333.5728@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> glong@nyx.cs.du.edu (George Long) writes:
: First, I have SEVERE moral problems with using a system
: that supports 3 graphics cards to use all the features. It really isn't
: that difficult to write it to conform to some of the other major brands.

        Are you willing to _buy_ the other major brand cards to
        the author?

: If the author can make his own version of UNIX from the ground up, he
: should be able to support a few more common video cards.

        Could you send a check to him?

: In addition, what I hear about not supporting a bus mouse is
: intolerable.

        Could you send the check to him?

: I may be mistaken but the differences between serial and bus
: mouses are minimal.

        Should be easy for you to write the driver?

: Basically, these two drawbacks will cause me not to use Linux despite the
: fact that I do have a serial mouse.

        Tuff luck.

: Just a little constructive criticism on what seems like a GREAT OS...

        I didn't see any _constructive criticism_ did you?

        arl