Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:36:19 -0500 From: Brandon Gooch <jamesbrandongooch@gmail.com> To: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org" <freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Hope for USB support? Message-ID: <AANLkTinXN%2BpFDnJwR9v0LB2pVYDE-v8qQteQMwHJ7rE%2B@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201010131813.37880.hselasky@freebsd.org> References: <201010131704.33545.hselasky@freebsd.org> <AANLkTi=yU4O1SwQJAw%2BwrsJMyCY-OncpyuzB5Y8NAY2u@mail.gmail.com> <201010131813.37880.hselasky@freebsd.org>
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On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Wednesday 13 October 2010 17:40:47 Brandon Gooch wrote: >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Hans Petter Selasky >> >> <hselasky@freebsd.org> wrote: >> >> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Kevin Oberman wrote: >> >> I could use this as well, and I know of at least 2 others. >> >> I guess a good starting point would be to ask, what is the scope of >> >> work that needs to be done to add USB support to Virtual box in >> >> FreeBSD >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I've looked at the VirtualBox USB layer, and adding FreeBSD USB support >> > should not require too much work. Is anyone interested in paying for >> > this work? >> > >> > --HPS >> >> I'm very reliant on VirtualBox, I suspect many on this list are (or >> eventually will be), so I'm interested in having this support. >> >> Hans, would this be better handled by the FreeBSD Foundation, or would >> a pool of interested users be an appropriate vessel for the funds >> (assuming it is financially viable -- how much are we talking? ;) ). > > Hi, > > I was thinking about something like $500-$1000 for adding USB support to > VirtualBox through LibUSB. Probably you are right that it would be better to > go through the FreeBSD Foundation, but I would also be fine getting paid > directly through paypal for example. Woah. That seems awfully cheap for something that would be so incredibly useful to have :) I'm not a person of means, but I can surely come up with something -- I was actually hoping to make my first contribution to the Foundation this year; I may have to make a tough decision :( (Like you) I was hoping for a much greater response to your question; surely we have a few more opinionated -emulation-ers out there? -Brandon
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