From: Otto Moerbeek (ottodrijf.net)
Date: Fri Dec 02 2005 - 02:55:38 CST

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On Fri, 2 Dec 2005, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:

> On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 22:51 -0600, Tonyservacorp.com wrote:
> > Considering the goals of OpenBSD, I would not expect USB rodents,
> > sound cards or even video to be necessarily well supported.
>
> The reality is that USB gear is becoming much, much more common. USB
> HIDs (human interface devices) should be well supported, as in many
> cases that's all that is available (given that the USB-PS/2 adapters
> often get lost and are manufacturer-specific).
>
> > If using the mouse was of prime importance, I'd use Windows
>
> Not a choice when freedom is *anywhere* on the list of concerns. I,
> personally, am actively boycotting Microsoft at the current time
> (including hardware and the Xb*x gaming consoles).
>
> Don't get me wrong, I don't use OpenBSD for everything either (I am
> writing this from a Debian GNU/Linux system). But asserting that USB
> device support in OpenBSD is unrealistic, is questionable at best and
> downright ludicrous at worst. We already have some USB-only KVM
> switches.
>
> --
> Shawn K. Quinn <skquinnspeakeasy.net>

What are you trying to say?

USB support in OpenBSD is very decent. Of course there wil always be
machine/device combinations that have problems, but in general things
are fine.

        -Otto

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