Does filepro runs on Ubuntu ?

[Fairlight]

On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 12:27:19PM -0700, Enrique Arredondo may or may not have
proven themselves an utter git by pronouncing:
> 
> Absolutely, I was talking about 3 cd's versus 1 cd. But RH and suse 
> installations are flawless, they detect all SCSI cards right away without 
> user intervention. Win xP or 2003 server on the other hand are a joke.

That's a patently disprovable statement, given zero to some time.  They
will not detect -all- SCSI cards without intervention, nor will all of them
work correctly.  Many, yes.  Most, probably.  All is an absolute, and an
absolute red flag when dealing with compatability issues.  (Unless you have
money to burn, in which case it's a green flag.)

I have seen many Adaptec clones that are -not- compatable with the real
Adaptec cards for which the linux drivers were really written--usually
integrated pieces of junk.  Sometimes they were very -expensive- pieces of
junk--HP NetServers with "Adaptec Compatable" integrated controllers that
used a non-supported AIC7xxx chip that the aic7xxx driver could not handle
properly.  And those weren't cheap servers.

As for Windows...at least if you buy a card, if the vendor provides
drivers, they're almost always going to provide Windows drivers, even if
you need to intervene.  If you want an unsupported linux card driver, you
either learn low-level kernel hacking, or you wait six months to three
years.  Sometimes you wait three years even -with- the company's reluctant
assistance.  (Adaptec's i2o driver took at least that long to get rolled
into the official kernel--since before they acquired it as part of DPT, in
fact.)  Your chances of finding a driver for Windows vs Linux that isn't
included by default is much higher for Windows, given almost any piece of
equipment.

Not a fan of Windows in -server- environments.  Okay, that's an
understatement.  But I like it on my desktop just fine, it's fine 
for games, it's okay for office productivity.  But as for hardware
compatability, I still think Windows has the better half of the bargain
here.  Pains me to say it, but it's the truth.  Even in desktop
environments...I've seen sub-par to non-existant wireless support for
vendors as common as D-Link, but they provide 'doze drivers.

Bottom line:  ALWAYS research your hardware for your OS -and- your intended
applications before buying.

mark->
-- 
          *****   Fairlight Consulting's Software Solutions   *****
OneGate Universal CGI Gateway:                  http://onegate.fairlite.com/
FairPay PayPal Integration Kit:                 http://fairpay.fairlite.com/
RawQuery B2B HTTP[S] Client & CGI Debugger:     http://rawquery.fairlite.com/
Lightmail Mail Sending Agent:                   http://lightmail.fairlite.com/
FairView Image Viewer for Integration:          http://fairview.fairlite.com/