I don't want tech support. I want the bug fixed, or our patch accepted.
The problem is that it's clearly a bug in the kernel, but isn't easy to fix. The whole goal is for our consumer USB device to work with as many OSes as possible. It works on Windows and OS X, but this bug stops it from working in Linux. Forking our own would be no good, our customers aren't going to use our own special distribution.
If you read CNET or Ars Technica or eWeek or a few places like that, you'll see Slashdot "steals" the links from there. You can stay ahead of the curve by reading other sites first. There is some original Slashdot content like interviews, but not a lot. I guess the really valuable service that Slashdot provides is the links to those little cool homebrew projects yoiu never would have found on your own. But of course by the time you see it on/., the server is long dead.
I don't wanna sound like I'm overcompensating or anything, but wow. I don't believe there was a single scientific principle used in the creation of that page you linked to. It sounded like some 15 yr old using circular reasoning to get to the point he's trying to prove.
What if you do find a bug, report it to the appropriate mailing list (Linux USB develpment in this case) but no one cares? i.e. it's too small a thing to cause problems for most people, even if it causes your USB device to completely not work. The linux kernel hackers are a *very* exclusive group and it's hard to get anything external in there. The SCO case has made it even more risky now, some untrusted third party might be trying to sneak in some illegal IP.
I like the concept of open source and all, but it's not as "open" as it's made out to be.
Just a question - if you knew a lot about computers (and there is a good chance you do), would you work at Fry's or anywhere like it - Circuit City, PC World, etc.?
I'm not sure man. It seems to me that sometimes the FSF is deliberately vague about what parts of the GPL mean, and won't answer straight up questions about them. Maybe that's just lawyer life but I find it pretty annoying - their license is safe by keeping it obscure.
The HID "support" in Linux blows my mind. I don't mean to troll, but someimtes I wonder if those guys even *glanced* at the HID spec when writing it. The standard mouse/keyboard stuff works, but if you try to use a custom HID device you are pooched.
Good post. I must be missing something - why don't these problems occur on Windows or Mac OS X but always on Linux. (Yes, I've tried urpmi and apt-get). My favorite Linux installers are the ones that act like Windows ones - self extracting installs, like the Mozilla ones. I truly don't understand why we have to have these RPM/debs/whatever that are fundamentally broken when there are installers that do a great job, like the Mozilla one.
Maybe someone just needs to write a really flexible, free installer app that everyone likes enough that it becomes a standard. Disclaimer: I haven't checked out your autopackage or Zero-Install yet.
Sure it looks neat but the interface is really stupid. To turn it on, you have to hold both buttons then release one of them after a certain amount of time, or something like that. It was easy to miss the timing window either. Very stupid UI IMO.
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The problem is that it's clearly a bug in the kernel, but isn't easy to fix. The whole goal is for our consumer USB device to work with as many OSes as possible. It works on Windows and OS X, but this bug stops it from working in Linux. Forking our own would be no good, our customers aren't going to use our own special distribution.
You've gotta be joking me!? Any links or anything to back that up?
If you read CNET or Ars Technica or eWeek or a few places like that, you'll see Slashdot "steals" the links from there. You can stay ahead of the curve by reading other sites first. There is some original Slashdot content like interviews, but not a lot. I guess the really valuable service that Slashdot provides is the links to those little cool homebrew projects yoiu never would have found on your own. But of course by the time you see it on /., the server is long dead.
As for "that much time", it was probably faster to research it than to make a Slashdot post. The first link from a Google search
I don't wanna sound like I'm overcompensating or anything, but wow. I don't believe there was a single scientific principle used in the creation of that page you linked to. It sounded like some 15 yr old using circular reasoning to get to the point he's trying to prove.
I like the concept of open source and all, but it's not as "open" as it's made out to be.
Funny, but I agree. (With test 2) I couldn't get it to run on a Red hat box. Always kernel panicked.
Just a question - if you knew a lot about computers (and there is a good chance you do), would you work at Fry's or anywhere like it - Circuit City, PC World, etc.?
Hehe, did you think he was mocking you all? I never watched the show but I could tell it was an allusion. See?
Are you being sarcastic? And I quote: "Your post shows the amount of experience you have. It's very low." And people wonder why IT guys are hated.
Nope. That was saying it's approved, this is saying they still don't like it even though it's approved. More of a Slashback issues IMO, but oh well.
I'm not sure man. It seems to me that sometimes the FSF is deliberately vague about what parts of the GPL mean, and won't answer straight up questions about them. Maybe that's just lawyer life but I find it pretty annoying - their license is safe by keeping it obscure.
Good point. I just reinstall Linux from a distro that auto sets it up. Seriously, I find it's the easiest/fastest way.
The HID "support" in Linux blows my mind. I don't mean to troll, but someimtes I wonder if those guys even *glanced* at the HID spec when writing it. The standard mouse/keyboard stuff works, but if you try to use a custom HID device you are pooched.
Maybe someone just needs to write a really flexible, free installer app that everyone likes enough that it becomes a standard. Disclaimer: I haven't checked out your autopackage or Zero-Install yet.
I know you were joking but just an efficiency tip.
But serioulsy, hasn't everyone had a bad experience with people at one point in time?
I doubt a case like this would have jurors. Isn't that for criminal cases? I could be wrong.
Where did you get the bit about the touch screen? I didn't see that on the page. How would it work?
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Sure it looks neat but the interface is really stupid. To turn it on, you have to hold both buttons then release one of them after a certain amount of time, or something like that. It was easy to miss the timing window either. Very stupid UI IMO.
Just turn your mouse upside down and hack the directions in software. ;)
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I wouldn't have said "now". Apple has been on the Open Source bandwagon for quite a while. Ever since Darwin (OS X).