Rndis & osx Yosemite is a problem for any linux board. With windows we have
signed driver. For Mac... Well... If you have a Mac, we have the work done
by the horndis developer...

http://joshuawise.com/horndis

Regards,
On May 1, 2015 8:29 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Lee,
>
>  You're not trying to tell me that BBB is for elite "makers with self
> respect" only, while RPi is for everyone, are you?
> At university we have students using their own computers - running OSX,
> Windows and (very few) Linux.
> They all want to learn and they expect to receive help if needed.
> The labs do not have enough Ethernet points for them, so you see my
> interest in RNDIS.
>
> I own MBP, not only because I think it is a quality product, but as well I
> need to test project on different platforms (for example nodejs webserver)
> I understand your frustration with Apple and possibly some people from TI
> should take the matter in their hands to solve it.
> The interoperability is very important and we need to accept variety of
> operating systems.
>
> There is a huge interest in embedded Linux platforms.
> The big advantage of BBB over RPi is that it is able to run out of the box
> with a single cable.
> Losing that for many people will lead into frustration and disappointment
> and as you can see moving somewhere else.
>
> Regards
> Jan
>
> On Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 2:17:16 AM UTC+10, Lee Crocker wrote:
>
>> I think the original poster has a good point here: why do we bother
>> wasting resources trying to support OSX? No "maker" with an ounce of
>> self-respect would buy an Apple product. It's an inaccessible black box
>> totally controlled by the corporation, constantly changing, constantly
>> breaking compatibility with older models, all on yesterday's hardware at a
>> premium price. Apple clearly has no interest in working with us, so why
>> should we work with them?
>>
>> If you're the kind of person who wants to use a BeagleBone, get a real
>> computer (by which I mean Linux). "Driver"? What's that? Why do I need one?
>> It just works. Serial cable? Just works. Network? Just works. And even if
>> for some odd reason it didn't, I'd just dig into the source code and figure
>> out why and fix it myself.
>>
>> Yes, OSX + BBB is a disaster. But let's put the blame where it belongs.
>>
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