On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 10:47:03 +0100
David Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > Why create a dedicated app like a camera interface instead of using your
> > favorite image browser on some files?
> Bear in mind also that the reason I asked is because I want to export
> _real_ file systems this way, so you can plug your iPAQ in and access
> its file system without having to do it over NFS.
I don't see what's wrong with the NFS (or SMB/CIFS) approach. Bring
TCP/IP over USB, and then anything else on top of TCP/IP. Dedicate file
sharing protocols have a lot more features, have access control and many other
features than a simplistic protocol like PTP doesn't implement. PTP is really
for dumb devices, and we're speaking of devices capable of doing Linux here.
If you think NFS/SMB takes too much space, compile a simpler daemon from
existing source code, with less features. You always have the choice, but the
device will remain compatible with all operating systems because these
protocols are widely known and used.

--
Greetings,
   Andrew


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