On Sun, 2009-08-16 at 14:19 -0400, Mark Lord wrote:

James Bottomley wrote:

quoted

Heh, OS writers not having access to the devices is about par for the
current course.

..

Pity the Linux Foundation doesn't simply step in and supply hardware
to us for new tech like this.  Cheap for them, expensive for folks like me.

Um, to give a developer a selection of manufacturers' SSDs at retail
prices, you're talking several thousand dollars  ... in these lean
times, that would be two or three developers not getting travel
sponsorship per chosen SSD recipient.  It's not a worthwhile tradeoff.

The best the LF can likely do is try to explain to the manufacturers
that handing out samples at linux conferences (like plumbers) is in
their own interests.  It can also manage the handout if necessary
through its HW lending library.

James


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