From: http://www.linux-usb.org/usb-ids.html
"The contents of the database and the generated files can be distributed under the terms of either the GNU General Public License (version 2 or later) or of the 3-clause BSD License." Do you want me make this list available in our source tree? Steps: 1) Write a script to download it and convert it to our usbdevs*.h files. 2) Match the entries with our own and add usbdevs*_legacy.h for FBSD8 systems, so recompilation of existing drivers is straightforward. 3) Test. Review. Bikeshed. Rinse. Repeat. 4) Commit. Nick On 14 Sep 2010, at 22:31, Hans Petter Selasky wrote: > On Tuesday 14 September 2010 22:25:46 Alexander Best wrote: >> also i've been wondering why freebsd keeps its own set of a usb device db? >> the databse at http://www.linux-usb.org/usb-ids.html seems very active. >> can't we just use a script to create usbdevs from that db? that's how pci >> ids are mapped to vendors/products on freebsd (see >> http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-curr...@freebsd.org/msg124948.html). > > If we don't have to GPL the resulting .h and .c files. > > --HPS > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-usb@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-usb > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-usb-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" _______________________________________________ freebsd-usb@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-usb To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-usb-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
