Linux To Be First OS To Support USB 3.0

An anonymous reader writes with an excerpt from Neowin.net "Sarah Sharp, a self-styled 'geekess' and Linux developer at Intel's Open Source Technology Center who has recently been working on the Linux USB subsystem, announced on her blog that support of USB 3.0 will soon be integrated into the Linux kernel. This makes Linux the first operating system to support the standard. If you can't wait and have the expertise necessary, she includes instructions on how to get USB 3.0 support in Linux now." Here's Sharp's post.

Comments

Re:yay

[TCM]

I don't want first, I want stable.

Then why are you using Linux in the first place? :)

completely irrelevant unless people write drivers

[petes_PoV]

It doesn't matter who's first (just think: which company produced the first commercial TV set, or SLR camera - much good did it do them today). What does matter is who has the best support.

Given that Linux can't even support the vast majority of USB 1 devices that are out there, since none of the hardware manufacturers think it's worth spending the time and money to write drivers, provide a support channel and publicise the fact, just slapping a USB 3 stack into the kernel means nothing.

Let's see how many peripheral manufacturers bring out linux drivers for their kit, before they bring out Windows X drivers. That's the only thing that would make a difference.

Re:The word 'Geek' is gender neutral

[SBrach]

If you are looking for a sexist way to refer to a female actor then i suppose you are correct.