Re: [RFC 2/4] Intel xhci: Support EHCI/xHCI port switching.

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On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 10:33:37AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Thu, 26 May 2011, Greg KH wrote:
> 
> > And the USB-IF gives us MAJOR crap[1] about Linux developers
> > participating in the specification work, yet other operating systems
> > require horrible hardware hacks like this in order just to have them to
> > work with their platforms.
> 
> ...
> 
> > [1] They just kicked some Linux kernel developers out of a working group
> > for a new USB device specification because they don't trust us to abide
> > by the legal agreements we signed.  If I was a paranoid person, I would
> > think that some company was out to get us because we showed them up
> > again with USB support first-to-market.
> 
> Is there any hope of improving matters by filing a formal complaint?

Well, it would probably just get reviewed by the USB-IF board of
directors, which basically consists of members from companies who pay
the most money to get on the board.  HP, Intel, LSI, Microsoft, Rensas
(formerly NEC), and ST-Ericsson.  All big companies with sort of a split
personality when it comes to Linux support, with the exception of one.
I think we'd have to get some allies within those companies to speak to
the USB-IF board members first for our compliant to be heard.

Sarah Sharp
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