Re: Linux runs on Toasters, XBoxes, cellphones...

From: Grant Edwards (grante_at_visi.com)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: 13 Sep 2004 03:54:17 GMT

On 2004-09-13, Mike Cox <mikecoxlinux@yahoo.com> wrote:

>>> So why the heck doesn't it recognize my wireless optical mouse
>>> with tilt wheel technology???
>>
>> You tell me. I don't have one.
>>
>>> Linux developers, it may be cool to get linux running on a
>>> toaster or an XBox, but try getting the basics to work (like
>>> my microsoft mouse with tilt wheel technology) before enabling
>>> the penguin to run on a toaster.
>>
>> Send me the mouse, and I'll work on it.
>
> If I sent you a tilt wheel mouse free, how long would it take
> you to create a driver for it at your hourly rate?

If the protocol is documented and the hardware actually works,
I would guess 8-16 hours.

If I have to reverse-engineer the protocol, probably triple
that. Maybe more. 

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