Re: [9fans] hardware device (...)

[Tristan <9p-st@imu.li>]

> So, my question: Doesn't it makes sense that some hardware like CAMs or
> USB-Scanners are working with Plan 9. I mean: There is a good system but as I
> understand there is absolutely no device what I can buy and connect to it.

> Is this a stupid question? Sure I could now spend endless times in trying to
> reach such aim myself, but I believe there are so much tec freaks out there,
> that can do such things much better and faster and I could concentrate more
> at starting user programs?

folks don't write code until they want it. until now, nobody has cared
enough about cameras or scanners or printers (though i thought ethernet
connected printers work more or less (but i've never printed anything))
to do anything. now you care, maybe you'll write them. the beauty of plan
9 is that it's easy to write drivers if you have decent documentation.
which you will for at least some of the devices you listed.

or maybe some common user-oriented device support like this would make a
good Google Summer of Code project?

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