UDI

[Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>]

Hello,

UDI is the Uniform Driver Interface, homepage is 

www.project-udi.org          (frames)
www.project-udi.org/toc.html (noframes)

   This is the home page for Project UDI, a multi-company effort to define a
   Uniform Driver Interface, which provides an environment for portable driver
   code, and to establish program plans for deploying this technology.

A lot of PDF files, even a sick PowerPoint slide show, but the FAQ is in
html.

    2. What is a Uniform Driver Interface?
          + Like other device driver interfaces used in Operating Systems
            today, UDI defines an architecture and a set of APIs for use
            between the driver and the surrounding system. This allows
            drivers and OSes to be developed independently. UDI goes a
            step further and provides APIs that are OS-neutral and
            platform-neutral, allowing multiple OSes and platforms to use
            the exact same driver.
          + UDI also provides uniformity across device types. Many OSes
            today use drastically different driver interfaces for different
            types of devices (e.g. SCSI vs Network). UDI provides a common
            infrastructure for all drivers, with extensions for specific
            device types.
[...]
    7. What does it cost to participate or to use the specifications?
          + Nothing! Project UDI is a public forum with no membership fees.
            All of the specifications and other materials produced by Project
            UDI are in the public domain and freely downloadable from the web,
            with no licensing or other legal or financial requirements.

Of course, the FAQ is short on technical details. It doesn't say if the
compatibility is provided at a source or binary level, which would be an
interesting question considering license issues.

And i don't feel like d/l 1.3 MB just to answer this question. Anybody knows
it already?

Thanks,
Marcus

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