[CCed to linux-kernel, as IMO the best idea would be to implement this at kernel level]
On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, VZW AUDIO/BRAILLE wrote: > Hi, I have on one pc the very great chance to use Debian 2.1 with a > hardware braille-display. But actually on another pc I'm suffering from > the refusal of my old braille display (not brltty supported) to let > me work under Deb. So on pc1 I've a great pleasure to work, on another > nothing more than frustration! [...] I've seen the request for braille device support during installation here on debian-devel for many times, and IMO the best approach would be to support these devices at kernel level. The reason for this is that a daemon approach would compromise system security, as some (luckily not too many) braille devices have special interface cards which require hardware access. Also, a daemon has to be started in order to be useful, so that you cannot see anything if the boot fails. Comments? Simon -- PGP public key available from http://phobos.fs.tum.de/pgp/Simon.Richter.asc Fingerprint: 10 62 F6 F5 C0 5D 9E D8 47 05 1B 8A 22 E5 4E C1 Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
