From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pat LaVarre Subject: Re: usb storage traces Date: 16 Dec 2003 10:07:52 -0700 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <1071594472.24947.28.camel@patibmrh9> References: <1070640667.12411.32.camel@patibmrh9> <3FD0BCED.2070205@pacbell.net> <20031216090043.49eea96a.rddunlap@osdl.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from email-out2.iomega.com ([147.178.1.83]:14306 "EHLO email.iomega.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261914AbTLPRIL (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Dec 2003 12:08:11 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20031216090043.49eea96a.rddunlap@osdl.org> List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: "Randy.Dunlap" Cc: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, David Brownell , stern@rowland.harvard.edu, patmans@us.ibm.com, mdharm-scsi@one-eyed-alien.net, alex@netchip.com, jback@mpc-data.co.uk > | >>>What is FSG? ... File-backed Storage Gadget. > | >>It's a driver for a Linux-based USB _device_ (as opposed to _host_) that > | >>emulates a USB Mass Storage device, using a file or block device as > | >>backing storage in somewhat the same manner as the loop driver. > | >>... Unfortunately, ... > | > Wow, our lead FSG developer has no Linux USB _device_. > | > | Well, he does have the "dummy_hcd" ... > | > Ouch. Some sponsor with money should fix that. > | Or Santa Claus ... ;) > > or http://www.linux-usb.org/beanieForm.html By now I have heard another sponsor with money already did fix this. I appreciate that link all the same, yes new to me, now there I see: --- Slashdot Beanie Award Application Form This form should be used to apply for part of the Slashdot Beanie Award that the Linux USB project was awarded. Please read the following information before submitting the form (found at the end of this page). About the Linux-USB Purchase Request Fund The Linux-USB Purchase Request fund (PRQ) is a limited-duration cash distribution fund established with part of the Award made at the "2000 Slashdot Beanies", where the Linux USB community won US$... for the Most Improved Kernel Module - see http://slashdot.org/articles/00/02/06/1950248.shtml. The aim of the Linux-USB PRQ is to support the Open Source development of Linux-USB. A secondary goal is to support related projects; especially those that are likely to assist Linux-USB, such as other hotplug support (devices or infrastructure). The fund was started with US$... in Sept. 2000. No additional funds are being sought, and the PRQ will be wound up when all funds are distributed. ...