[ros-dev] 0.3 release plan - Again

[Drew Scott Daniels]

On Sun, Nov 20, 2005 at 12:00:56AM +0000, Ged Murphy wrote:
[...]
> USB is however very close, it just isn't a priority for 0.3.0.
> I'm not saying it won't be ready for 0.3.0, just that it isn't a 
> prerequisite.
> 
> This is still very much pre-alpha software thus it's still only aimed at 
> developers, testers and enthusiasts. If USB is the only option you have, 
> then you should use a virtual machine until it's ready. I'm pretty sure 
> all mobo's still include PS/2 ports though, so if you were that intent 
> on using ROS right now, you can always pick up a mouse for a couple of 
> dolars.
> 
> That being said, USB keyboard and mouse was working in HEAD when I tried 
> it today :)
[...]
A recently purchased Dell 9100 that I saw didn't have serial, parallel,
PS/2 or anything other than USB, sound, video, 10/100 Ethernet and
expansion card slots (most slots were PCI express). I'm not arguing for
USB support though as of course networking does make sense as a
priority. Of course as others have said in other ways, I'm sure patches
to make USB work are welcome.

     Drew Daniels
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