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On the other hand, a driver is supposed to be a low-level interface to hardware. iTunes is not adding a new CD/DVD burner, so why would it presume to know more
by jcl 18y ago
On the other hand, a driver is supposed to be a low-level interface to hardware. iTunes is not adding a new CD/DVD burner, so why would it presume to know more about the operation of your CD/DVD burner than the manufacturer, who presumably wrote the driver already installed on the system?
- tdavis 18y agoProbably for the same reason Daemon Tools doesn't add any hardware but still installs drivers? They're required for the software to function properly.
- jcl 18y agoDaemon Tools needs to install drivers because it is adding fake hardware -- a fake CD drive that needs to be indistinguishable from a real one so that it can circumvent physical copy protection. I'd be surprised if iTunes needs to do the same thing.
- tdavis 18y agoPerhaps not the same thing, but it would seem that we have opposite assertions both based on assumptions. I don't think this is going anywhere ;)
- run4yourlives 18y agoI give you the alternative: Linux package dependency nightmare.