On Fri, 2 Dec 2005, Shawn K. Quinn wrote: > On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 22:51 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Considering the goals of OpenBSD, I would not expect USB rodents, > > sound cards or even video to be necessarily well supported. > > The reality is that USB gear is becoming much, much more common. USB > HIDs (human interface devices) should be well supported, as in many > cases that's all that is available (given that the USB-PS/2 adapters > often get lost and are manufacturer-specific). > > > If using the mouse was of prime importance, I'd use Windows > > Not a choice when freedom is *anywhere* on the list of concerns. I, > personally, am actively boycotting Microsoft at the current time > (including hardware and the Xb*x gaming consoles). > > Don't get me wrong, I don't use OpenBSD for everything either (I am > writing this from a Debian GNU/Linux system). But asserting that USB > device support in OpenBSD is unrealistic, is questionable at best and > downright ludicrous at worst. We already have some USB-only KVM > switches. > > -- > Shawn K. Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
What are you trying to say? USB support in OpenBSD is very decent. Of course there wil always be machine/device combinations that have problems, but in general things are fine. -Otto