Re: wireless suggstions

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Timothy Murphy wrote:

> 
> However, Linux _drivers_ for devices are not usually much use, 
> in my experience, as they are normally tied to a particular kernel,
> often an ancient one.

I disagree with this assessment.  In all cases that I know of, drivers
_are_ tied to a particular kernel, but can almost always be compiled for
a newer one, with some exception, like going from 2.0 to 2.2 was a bit
of a rough patch for certain drivers.  It's much better now, so I don't
think this opinion is particularly valid now, as opposed to say 1999 or
2000.

My $0.02.
> 
> However, the fact that a device works - or has worked -
> with some version of Linux is re-assuring,
> as it means it will very likely work (after some time and trouble)
> on any Linux machine.
> 


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