OCD programmers and backwards compatibility :-).

[Rahul Sundaram]

Les Mikesell wrote:
> Rahul Sundaram wrote:
>> Les Mikesell wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> So who's following?   Or does everyone have the "we don't follow 
>>> standards, we
>>> make them" attitude?  Does anyone have compatible names for the same 
>>> devices?
>>
>> http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Products for a certified list. 
>> AFAIK device names are not part of LSB. You would have to sign up to 
>> the open list there and make a argument telling folks why you bother 
>> about device names at all.
>>
>>
> My question was in the context of those non-linux systems that you 
> brought up in
> your previous response.

Then you didnt read my response completely. I said they are open to 
implement LSB and there is nothing Linux specific. Not that they already 
do that.

Rahul