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Re: Device detection? [Summary]



On Mon, Mar 15, 1999 at 10:47:05AM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
> > These are probably all we really need do.  It's been argued (see above
> > reference to irc) that if people have legacy hardware they know about it.
> 
> People often install Linux on old junker pc's that they brought home from
> the office or bought at the Goodwill.  They are much less likely to know
> what hardware is in these boxes than in their fancy workstations.

True enough..  But they are likely to know if it has a network adapter, a
sound card, etc.

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Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org>            Debian GNU/Linux developer
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