Free/Open Source Software Hardware Requirements?

Posted by Cliff on Monday March 21, 2005 @07:19AM from the flip-side-of-the-ole-chestnut dept.

Bender asks: "Most on Slashdot seem to be concerned with getting Free/Open Source software to be compatible with hardware (firmware, register sets, etc). My question is from the other side of the table: I'm in the hardware business and I'm wondering if there are any central guidelines to better guarantee compatibility with Linux/*BSD. As an example, to guarantee that our hardware runs Microsoft Windows, we have to conform to the Windows Logo Program Requirements. These requirements dictate (among other things) firmware interfaces, debug ports, and DRM. Some of these requirements, if not implemented carefully, could trigger incompatibilities with non-Microsoft operating systems. Is there a Linux/*BSD equivalent to the Microsoft requirements to allow hardware designers to build OS agnostic systems?"

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....all these responses clearly establish ... by SlideGuitar · 2005-03-21 15:01 · Score: 0, Troll

...something, but what?

Choose your favorite

1... the prevailing sense of humor on slashdot is puerile (however you spell it)

2... that there are no women who read these pages.

3... that grinding women up and putting them in your freezer is generally thought to be good clean fun for everyone.

4... that most people who defended that comment probably are not in a relationship with any self respecting woman...

4a... and have a mental age of about... oh 14.

5... that most folks around here don't want a vile idea to get in the way of a good yuck.... although guys, when you grow up, you might find that a good fuck is a hell of a lot better than a good yuck...

6.... all of the above.

I should have known I was too old to still be reading Slashdot.