Hi Dmitry, > >> > I thought about drivers/net as about ip (well, more or less) > >> > network drivers. We have drivers/atm or drivers/bluetooth (and > >> > bluetooth is 802.15.1...). > >> > >> I actually like that this is drivers/bluetooth and not > >> drivers/ieee802151. Would you consider drivers/zigbee instead of > >> drivers/ieee802154 ??? > > > > I fully agree here. > > > > Please use "zigbee" instead of "ieee*" names since that can become messy > > and confusing. I know that in theory the IEEE part of ZigBee is more > > low-level radio and could be used by non-ZigBee devices, but that is not > > gonna happen anyway. Especially with Bluetooth Low Energy pushing into > > the turf of ZigBee. So please use proper names and not confuse people > > with IEEE numbers ;) > > This gonna happen, as we are most probably going to implement 6lowpan > on top of our stack. 6lowpan is a way to encapsulate IPv6 frames into > IEEE 802.15.4 and has nothing in common with ZigBee. Moreover > ZigBee is a trademark with strict rules upon it's usage. Our lawyers are > currently investigating if it's possible to use this name in projects like > Linux kernel which are open-source, non-related to any project but > OTOH can be encapsulated in any commercial project. > > IEEE 802.15.4 is a term like IEEE 802.11. We do have mac80211, > we have had (until recently) ieee80211 dir, so why bother? > > For Bluetooth naming directories 'bluetooth' is logical, as 802.15.1 > standard is a less known name, doesn't incorporate latest changes > from Bluetooth, etc. and so is IEEE 802.15.4 hence we propose using "zigbee" here. Using the mac80211 has historical reasons and 802.11 is a known name and even used on product marketing material. IEEE 802.15.4 is not. We are also using the term "wimax" and not its IEEE numbering. Regards Marcel -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
