Hi, I have been on this mailing list for some time, and have been wanting to get started to learn smart card programming.
Could I get some advice from you, on what I need to do to get started? Do you know where I can buy the hardware needed? Thanks, PangTee --- Jean-Luc Giraud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sunday, November 11, 2001, at 02:07 pm, Ludovic > Rousseau wrote: > > >> I know these emails will stir up a huge debate, > but I guess that's the > >> point of public forums like this : ) > > > > I don't understand why there should be a debate > here. For me, this is > not an Open Source vs Closed Source issue: I am > willing to use Dave's > applet now and trust that he will make the source > available soon. > > To me, the real question is: does Dave think that a > "release often, > release early" policy is appropriate for his applet. > It is not because > the Linux kernel is developed according to such a > policy that it is the > best one for the musclecard. > > Instead of criticising Dave, why don't we thank him > for letting us use > his applet, which he did not have to do at all. If > in a few weeks he > still hasn't released the source code, then maybe we > should start > thinking about writing an Open Source version of the > applet at that > point, using his public specifications. > > > > Dave, I want to help you deploy your architecture > and make it a > > standard. But you need to help me in doing so. > > At least Dave has defined an Open standard which we > can start using. Be > patient for the rest. > > Jean-Luc. > > *************************************************************** > Unix Smart Card Developers - M.U.S.C.L.E. > (Movement for the Use of Smart Cards in a Linux > Environment) > http://www.linuxnet.com/ > To unsubscribe send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > unsubscribe sclinux > *************************************************************** __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com *************************************************************** Unix Smart Card Developers - M.U.S.C.L.E. (Movement for the Use of Smart Cards in a Linux Environment) http://www.linuxnet.com/ To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe sclinux ***************************************************************
