On Friday 22 April 2005 1:05 pm, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > > > > On the other extreme, we could allow userspace to configure every > > > timeout value, and other policy attributes. > > > > With regards to this specifically, in addition to the > > other extremes you mentioned, we also have two different types of > > systems. On one hand, we have open systems, with many different options, > > and plenty of PCI and PCMCIA slots to keep adding new devices. while > > on the other hand, we have closed systems such as cell phones and PDAs, > > where the number of attached devices stays fairly constant. > > Notebooks and PDAs are not that different. Both are mostly closed with pcmcia/cf/sd slot... And, whoops, USB ... which lets systems expand easily. If the device supports a hub, then you (or, more accurately, crazy people!) could add over a hundred devices. That's pretty "open". AFAICT the hardware folk are more than ready to start providing hand-held devices (PDA-ish, vs luggable laptops) with USB host capabilities. But WinCE isn't ready for that yet though... ergo products don't do it yet. Linux has less trouble, since market positioning doesn't interfere. :) - Dave
