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ive noticed on anything i install (even if it says win98/2k/xp/nt) the driver folder contains separate folders for each version. i have never seen a driver that only works for 2k to work in xp and vice versa.
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Compatibility  cjcoats | 04/17/06
You are quite correct  bportlock | 04/17/06
Apple even tries compatability  nucrash | 04/17/06
Backwards compatibility...  bill@... | 04/17/06
but just dropping the old isn't the answer either  shryko | 04/17/06
Things change...  msolgeek | 04/17/06
Once upon a time...  OldGreyGeek | 04/17/06
The past is prelude  reedjjjr | 04/17/06
forget about widespread adoption.  shioks76@... | 04/17/06
hearty agreance  shryko | 04/17/06
You've got a point there!  bhartman36 | 04/17/06
The Problem isn't the GPL  bill@... | 04/17/06
the prob isnt with hippies...  linuxoverwindows | 04/17/06
RE: The Problem isn't the GPL  richdave | 04/17/06
Reason 35 Linux will not become the software of choice  BXLE | 04/17/06
AHA- But There Is A Lack of Drivers From Windows Also  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
Oh pulease, your either horriblly wrong or just a zealot.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/06
Whereas you are simply a zealot  Sabz5150 | 04/17/06
Not quite correct.  B.O.F.H. | 04/17/06
Well....  darreno1 | 04/17/06
Then Where Is the XP Support Of  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
hahahah  darreno1 | 04/17/06
Any Hardware Made prior to 2000  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
True, up to a point  darreno1 | 04/17/06
These Cards Will Not Play  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
Yeah but.....  darreno1 | 04/17/06
All The Old Cards  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
So what's your point?  Wolfie2K3 | 04/18/06
Wolfie You Just Made My Point  Edward Meyers | 04/18/06
And just what are you?  Shelendrea | 04/18/06
right...  linuxoverwindows | 04/17/06
Problems and more problems  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Message has been deleted.  Loverock Davidson | 04/17/06
I always thought......  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
New Linux look fuels old debate  Loverock Davidson | 04/17/06
Let's not get this wrong loverock  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 04/17/06
You're wrong  Loverock Davidson | 04/17/06
No, he's right...  Tony Agudo | 04/17/06
Then I find it funny  Loverock Davidson | 04/17/06
So  Linux Advocate | 04/17/06
How many distros include XPDE?  Tony Agudo | 04/17/06
xpde?  st!lborn | 04/17/06
Easy answer  LinuxIzTehPwn | 04/17/06
Anthropomorphizing run amuck  troutmaskreplica | 04/17/06
Fencing others out means fencing yourself in.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/06
On the other hand...  yyuko@... | 04/17/06
Not really, it's been there for years.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/06
Where Do You Get This Stuff?  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
So tell me...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/17/06
How Is IRM Even Possible If The OS Can be Altered  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
Fortunately  Michael Kelly | 04/17/06
Not To Mention  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
If only Microsoft heeded your advice..  Spicoli's Avenger | 04/17/06
Code Nazis  ITTech001 | 04/17/06
have you actually read the article?  st!lborn | 04/17/06
But that is exactly the point  ITTech001 | 04/17/06
Why not make a middle man?  shryko | 04/17/06
Mercutio got it right  troutmaskreplica | 04/17/06
A huge opening for Solaris ...  George Mitchell | 04/17/06
Not Really  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
Excellent points ...  George Mitchell | 04/17/06
Linux and the future, in one fashion will be ..  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Whatever that is supposed to mean ...  George Mitchell | 04/17/06
You didn't get whatever his message was either?  B.O.F.H. | 04/17/06
As always a BIG mess of NO support.........................................  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Purists are the problem.  Anton Philidor | 04/17/06
You Missed This Part  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
This part sounds ominous.  Anton Philidor | 04/17/06
Drivers Are Not Ordinary Software  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
But sll ordinary, proprietary software is at risk.  Anton Philidor | 04/17/06
It's Not At Risk  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
The long spoon.  Anton Philidor | 04/17/06
Open Source != GPL  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
Then may open source licenses proliferate...  Anton Philidor | 04/17/06
Are you demanding the freedom to own slaves?  Zogg | 04/17/06
Ability to do what's legal.  Anton Philidor | 04/17/06
If Proprietary Software Includes GPL Software  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
Yes, the Law limits freedom, and always has.  Zogg | 04/17/06
Talking past each other.  Anton Philidor | 04/17/06
But We Aren't  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
Not a crime until it's identified as such.  Anton Philidor | 04/17/06
This Has Always Been The FSF Stance  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
You call this freedom?  JoeMama_z | 04/17/06
The FSF doesn't control all things connected with Linux (NT)  Scrat | 04/17/06
With all due respect....  JoeMama_z | 04/17/06
You hit the nail on the head..................  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
And all Linux software is covered under the GPL?  George Mitchell | 04/17/06
Just so you folks cannot keep margionalizing things....  JoeMama_z | 04/17/06
The Kernel  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
Good points....  JoeMama_z | 04/17/06
Linus Never Assigned Copyright To The FSF  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
Typo In Aboove Post  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
Imagine the uproar if MS did this!!!  NonZealot | 04/17/06
What an .... unsurmountable problem!  michael_t | 04/17/06
because the FSF wants you to compute within their dogma...  JoeMama_z | 04/17/06
What Are the Best Cards & Drivers. for Linux  LazLong | 04/17/06
Best drivers depend on distribution...  palmwarrior | 04/17/06
Yes ZDnet is a extremely poor place to get useful tech info....  LazLong | 04/17/06
I'm up to my ears in aligators but my hardware is ...  palmwarrior | 04/18/06
Same ole crying, it is not fair, too bad pay up!!!  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Do what's been done, create alternate around proprietary  Boot_Agnostic | 04/17/06
Cobble is right that is the key word.  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Dude, increase you dosage!  B.O.F.H. | 04/17/06
BOFH is the ..................... #########################################  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Your ignorence of industry jargon is pathetic!  B.O.F.H. | 04/17/06
Where's RMS in all this?  udha | 04/17/06
RMS Is At The FSF  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
RMS is the....................................  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
RMS Could Use A Haircut  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
Fix the problems in Linux that persist  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
RMS is the dude off Freedom Rock!!!  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
What I meant is  udha | 04/17/06
Richard Is On The Board Of Directors  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
To Andrew Fear: "Yes, we are."  Zogg | 04/17/06
I run Linux to and.........................................................  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Linux will always be a hobbyist and IT centric OS  jimk_z | 04/17/06
The Linux look fueling old debates.........................................  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Linux has come a long way ###############  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
KDE/GNOME (desktop managers)  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Drivers who is driving the development ??????????????????????????  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Open source drivers ......................  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Modules ???  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Remain calm and the source will follow  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
One will have to look to the hardware #####################################  SouthernPride | 04/17/06
Priorities.  Vily Clay | 04/17/06
You Really Need To Read This  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
The Real Link  Edward Meyers | 04/17/06
There is a bigger doomDay-scenario for MS, Linux and the rest.  Vily Clay | 04/17/06
I say go ahead  CobraA1 | 04/18/06
And let me be honest  CobraA1 | 04/18/06
Proprietary Hardware = Proprietary Drivers  ambient | 04/19/06
Wrong debate  hoiatl | 07/06/06

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