LXer: Seagate Freeagent Pro: hardware that comes with proprietary software

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06-21-2008, 11:50 PM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 130,762 Rep:	LXer: Seagate Freeagent Pro: hardware that comes with proprietary software Published at LXer: Laurie Langham at Freesoftware Magazine catalogues his struggle to get his new hard drive bundled with proprietary software to work with GNU/Linux. It is hear rending stuff - but he triumphs in the end. A cautionary tale for anyone thinking of buying drives from Microsoft hell. You can read the full story at FSM Read More...

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