On Fri, 2004-09-17 at 10:53 -0700, Greg KH wrote:
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> Or we just fire up our USB sniffers and determine the "new secret
> protocol" and Linux is back to working again, no big deal.
>
> Anyway, I remember how hard MS pushed for the PC99 standard to be
> implemented by hardware vendors. The fact
On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 11:35:56AM -0700, David Brownell wrote:
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> So if there is such an effort, it's still behind closed doors ... or maybe
> just not being done through USB-IF.
USB-IF keeps the specs it is still working on secret until they reach
the stage of "public comments". That's why I
On Friday 17 September 2004 10:53 am, Greg KH wrote:
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> Now "standards" need to be published, right? Anyone here still go to
> the USB spec meetings? Any confirmations of something like this
> happening?
Well, neither the front page of www.usb.org nor the developer page
lists anything newer
On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 10:31:37AM -0700, David Brownell wrote:
> I was pointed to:
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> http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20040916.html
>
> Fair-use excerpt:
Here's another excerpt:
There IS a new USB standard in the works and it is at the heart
of Microsoft's sudden int
I was pointed to:
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20040916.html
Fair-use excerpt:
> Please don't take the quotes literally since this is only a dramatic
> reenactment.
>
> "To make USB ports really secure we'll need a modified USB standard,"
> says one of the geeks. "The USB device
