From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263167AbVG3TnY (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Jul 2005 15:43:24 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263146AbVG3Tmb (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Jul 2005 15:42:31 -0400 Received: from gprs189-60.eurotel.cz ([160.218.189.60]:16805 "EHLO amd.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263133AbVG3TmW (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Jul 2005 15:42:22 -0400 Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 21:42:15 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: Brian Schau Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Wireless Security Lock driver. Message-ID: <20050730194215.GA9188@elf.ucw.cz> References: <42EB940E.5000008@schau.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <42EB940E.5000008@schau.com> X-Warning: Reading this can be dangerous to your mental health. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > I've attached a gzipped version of my Wireless Security Lock patch > for v2.6.13-rc4. > A Wireless Security Lock (WSL or weasel :-) is made up of two parts. > One part is a receiver which you plug into any available USB port. > The other part is a transmitter which at fixed intervals sends > "ping packets". > A "ping packet" usually consists of an ID and a flag telling if the > transmitter has just been turned on. Idea is good... but why don't you simply use bluetooth (built into many notebooks) and bluetooth-enabled phone? Probably could be done in userspace, too :-). Pavel -- if you have sharp zaurus hardware you don't need... you know my address