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SubjectRe: Uniform Driver Interface (UDI)
DateMon, 31 Aug 1998 16:06:02 -0700
From"Gregory P. Smith" <>
> > > Has anybody heared something about the UDI project: 
> > > http://www.sco.com/UDI/
> > 
> > I'll be happier with real drivers, but if UDI takes off it is certainly
> > something we should look at.
> > 
> > 		Linus
> 
> For Linux, it would sure be nice to auto-magically be able to use any device
> without the usual pain.  I am a bit concerned though.  One of the major areas
> where Linux shines is speed.  If every device is to be run in: 
> 	"an encapsulating environment for drivers with well-defined 
> 	interfaces which isolate drivers from OS policies and from 
> 	platform and I/O bus dependencies"
> then isn't this equivalent to saying that performace will suck?  
> 
>  -Erik

Yes, but the time presumably covered where performance sucks but the
device actually works could be very nice.  When performance is a problem
someone can write a real driver.  Currently free OSes are often left to
the wolves to write drivers for new devices after they've been
released, shipping with winblows drivers and the likes.

Example: "internet ready" blenders are released.
  With a UDI that's another month of 'ritas enjoyed until the mega-rita
  driver is written. :P

Greg


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