Old spec w. no lovin'

[t u]

Constantine Evans wrote:
> t u wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am writing to attract a little bit of attention to this spec:
>> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/winmodem-support which asks
>> for winmodem support out-of-the-box. Recently, a user proposed a
>> dialogue popup which would give some feedback to user upon installation
>> regarding the user specific winmodem hardware. This seems easy enough
>> for Edgy + 1? What do you think?
>>
>> Is anyone interested in this?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Ps. I've got no coding knowledge at all...
> 
> We can't support most winmodems out of the box, because there are no 
> free drivers, and companies like Conexant refuse to release specs under 
> reasonable terms.
> 

Drivers that can be obtained without paying could go to
"RestrictedModules" package? Wouldn't that work?  afaik, ubuntu will try
to support all the drivers out there by putting them to "Restricted
Modules" as long as the manufacturer doesn't want to be paid.

> Having a modem detection script during installation that explains the 
> issue when an appropriate modem is detected would be nice.
> 

I'm hoping that will be picked up :) I remember, just like any other
dial up linux user, the hours I spent trying to figure out what was
going wrong with my little modem (not counting the months I spent to fix it)

and Thanks a lot for the comment :)

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