Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:13:37 +0200 From: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@freebsd.org> To: Brandon Gooch <jamesbrandongooch@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org" <freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Hope for USB support? Message-ID: <201010131813.37880.hselasky@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=yU4O1SwQJAw%2BwrsJMyCY-OncpyuzB5Y8NAY2u@mail.gmail.com> References: <201010131704.33545.hselasky@freebsd.org> <AANLkTi=yU4O1SwQJAw%2BwrsJMyCY-OncpyuzB5Y8NAY2u@mail.gmail.com>
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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. --HPS
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