From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1257) From: Jeff Sickel In-Reply-To: <2579c0.6486557d.QSTb.mx@tumtum.plumbweb.net> Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:38:13 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <2579c0.6486557d.QSTb.mx@tumtum.plumbweb.net> To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] hardware device (...) Topicbox-Message-UUID: 68767440-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Mar 13, 2012, at 4:54 PM, Tristan wrote: >> 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. >=20 >> 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? >=20 > 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. I care about cameras. In fact, I care about >96 cameras capturing frames at the same time and staying in sync. Can I leverage Plan 9 ideas to do this? Maybe, but only time will tell. > or maybe some common user-oriented device support like this would make = a > good Google Summer of Code project? Whether or not something like this is a good summer project or not would be up to the consortium. -jas