Youre right about the winmodem issue, I have not used a modem in so long I dont know how Linux has progressed in its support for those evil devices. but the advantages for people with actuall modems and bb connections are great...
I don't disagree. I love Knoppix, and bought a couple of serial modems on eBay so I could use it and get online. Mom and Pop won't know how to do that, though.
What the hell is a modem?