Re: OCD programmers and backwards compatibility :-).

[Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Les Mikesell wrote:
> Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> > Les Mikesell wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > So who's following?   Or does everyone have the "we don't follow 
> > > standards, we
> > > make them" attitude?  Does anyone have compatible names for the same 
> > > devices?
> >
> > http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Products for a certified list. 
> > AFAIK device names are not part of LSB. You would have to sign up to 
> > the open list there and make a argument telling folks why you bother 
> > about device names at all.
> My question was in the context of those non-linux systems that you 
> brought up in
> your previous response.

Then you didnt read my response completely. I said they are open to 
implement LSB and there is nothing Linux specific. Not that they already 
do that.

Rahul