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What is the advantage of applying for one as a FOSS project as opposed to squatting?
by sparky_ 8y ago
What is the advantage of applying for one as a FOSS project as opposed to squatting?
- JoshTriplett 8y agoWell-behaved devices won't step on allocated IDs, so you can safely associate your device ID with your corresponding driver.
- seba_dos1 8y agoYou will get your product name visible in lsusb that way.
- dmitrygr 8y agoNot everybody wants to open source and give away for free everything they do, nor pay $5,000 to license something that is actually just a number. This is especially true for USB devices that follow the hid spec. They don't need drivers, so even if you happen to have one associated with that vendor ID and product id, the OS will not load it.