From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 14 Sep 2001 02:54:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 14 Sep 2001 02:54:30 -0400 Received: from brev.stud.ntnu.no ([129.241.56.70]:14 "HELO brev.stud.ntnu.no") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 14 Sep 2001 02:54:17 -0400 Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 08:54:38 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Thomas_Lang=E5s?= To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Website with hardware tech. specs ? Message-ID: <20010914085438.A13292@stud.ntnu.no> Reply-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! Today, there's no "one place" where you can get tech. specs, and a lot of companies hesitates to even put them online. Needless to say, this is a problem when you want to write drivers, and/or fix drivers. What I'm thinking of, is creating a website, where the hardware creators can supply details; upload tech. specs, write contact info, etc. And, developers can browse this database. I was thinking of a solution where the hardware creators could choose weither or not they wanted to make tech. specs. public, and if they didn't a developer needed to tell the manufacturer that he was interessted, and then the manufacturer could give needed access to specs, and if nescesseray send the needed hardware to write a driver. Is this a silly idea? Do you think anyone will use such a site? My idea was to centralize tech. specs, to make it easier to browse them. -- Thomas