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USB 2.0 for Linux Coming Soon

Posted by michael on from the speed-kills dept.

itwerx writes "There's an article on MSNBC about USB 2.0 support in Linux. Interesting to see that the open source community is less than a year behind the most powerful software company in the world in supporting it. Does that make us the second most powerful now? :)"

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  1. hmmm by XO · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm going to have to agree with most people so far - almost a year behind means "we" suck.

    I installed a USB 2.0 card in my machine, and the system recognizes it as a USB 1.0 device, but it operates a HELL of a lot faster in Windows, even with USB 1.0 devices. Then again, there are no Linux drivers for most of my USB hardware, so that point is irrelevant really.

    About the only thing I can do in Linux with USB is sync my iPaq. BUt there's nothign to sync it WITH. lol

    --
    "Champagne for my real friends - and real pain for my sham friends!" http://ericblade.postalboard.com/
  2. Re:powerful?? USB?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You won't see Firewire on Linux because of the outrageous royalty charges that Apple has in order to keep them as exclusive suppliers.

  3. Re:Seriously? by foobar104 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Stbility is king, and that is why Linux has entered the enterprise first, not the desktop.

    Um... actually, Linux is used on servers more than on desktops because the Linux desktop experience is like having your fingernails pulled out. It's unbelievably awful. I don't like Windows at all, but I'd rather use Windows than Linux on my desktop. At least I can accomplish things with Windows.

  4. Re:Proud? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    MicroSoft shipped support a while ago because they're pushing its adoption. Linux developers just want all the devices people have to work; they're generally not pushing particular hardware.

    Microsoft pushes forward. Linux trails behind.

    Hope you're seeing okay in the red beam of those tail lights, and the spray of gravel isn't messing up your teeth.

  5. Bill Gates is your savior by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm sorry to break this to you, but Linux sucks and is illegal. Now Windows XP, thats a REAL OS not like the FAKE LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM. Buy it or die plz.

  6. WRONG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Linux is a bad choice for anything because it sucks so much. All who dare even consider using Linux or any non-Microsoft OS should die, painfully. It's sad that murders can get 10 years in jail, but linux users get off scott free!

    Please support Bill Gates in his war against hackers and communism. Buy Windows XP and Office XP for yourself and all your friends. And stop supporting terrorist organisation like FSF, EFF, and ACLU.

    - Matt

  7. Re:Nope. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Try poor everything support:
    Games: Counter-strike at 20fps?? YAY

    Office: nope no .doc here unless you want o re-re-reformat all your docs everytime you open them

    Graphix: no clean flash producer: Ming is POS

    hardware: Lucky for nvidia else they'd be no accelreated grafix card.

    anyway
    VA Software is at .61 so na na na hey hey good BYE

  8. How the FUCK did this get modded up as Insightful? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    n/t

  9. WASTE MOD POINTS HERE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Jesus... can't you find a good troll to mod up? This is truly pathetic.