On Thu, 26 May 2011, Sarah Sharp wrote: > 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. Okay, there may be barriers, but will it hurt to try? Or is it really a case of outside developers not being allowed because they are neither employees of nor contractors with the USB-IF member companies? I can understand the board not wanting to allow that. Alan Stern -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
