Hi Reid,
Thank you very much for your offer of space. That is very nice of you,
and your support of Linux is very appreciated.
I have been in contact with the USB IF group, and finally got a grasp of
what we (Linux developers) can provide for them that they will find
useful. This will hopefully allow for Linux to be used at the
compatibility testing workshops and give hardware companies a baseline
to test their devices with.
I'll write more about what I've found out from the USB IF and what we
can do tomorrow (long commute, and I'm beat for the night).
Now looks like I need to make it to a plug fest...
Thanks again for the offer, I'm sure that we can staff it with people
and hardware.
greg k-h
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On Tue, Apr 04, 2000 at 11:45:43AM -0700, Reid Augustin wrote:
> Hello Randy,
>
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Dunlap, Randy wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was looking over the USB-IF (Implementers Forum)
> > compliance testing spec yesterday and immediately
> > had several questions.
> > [ . . . ]
>
> In the medium-to-long run, we should aim at going to Plug-Fest.
> Of course, there'll be lots of devices that don't have linux
> drivers, and so they'll fail, but I think it'd be a great way to
> show that linux USB support is here. It's also a great way to
> test a lot of connect/disconnects with different devices.
>
> Of course, the first time or two it would be more of a novelty
> than a real compatibility test. We would let the usual stream of
> devices connect, and we'd see if they enumerate OK. I think a lot
> of people will be surprised to see a non-MS host system.
>
> With luck, after a few times, companies will recognize that here
> is another OS that they need to consider in their software
> developement.
>
> Hosts are supposed to have a suite at Plug-Fest. Our company
> usually reserves a suite when Plug-Fest is in Milpitas. I'd like
> to propose that we (NetChip) can provide a "home" for a linux box
> in our suite.
>
> Since we are a small company, we can't provide the actual support
> for this. We'd need a volunteer or two to get the system set up
> and ready to go. That person needs to spend the two or three days
> with us in the suite to handle whatever issues might arise.
>
> So, what do all you think? Would this be a "good thing"? Are
> there any volunteers?
>
> Regards,
>
> reid
>
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