Hi, I don't mean to "spam," but I am concerned. Please disregard as appropriate. I'll keep it short. I'm mainly just an end-user FWIW, I have no clout, no special programming skills, and little spare time.
Development of USB and FireWire support is crucial to the future of Linux IMHO. I2O also springs to mind, and Intel may help with this. We've seen media coverage of these shortcomings just this week. Support of these areas by those who have the resources (read Red Hat most especially) would be a tremendous contribution to the Linux community. Please consider this. Thanks for your time and trouble. Clemmitt Sigler Linux/Unix Users' Group of Virginia Tech