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Bug#227984: ITP: libhidparser -- the MGE parser library for USB HID interfaces



On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 11:13:29PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist

>   Package name    : libhidparser
>   Version         : 1.01
>   Upstream Author : MGE UPS Systems <opensource@mgeups.com>
>   URL             : http://www.mgeups.com/opensource/projects/hidparser.htm
>   License         : GPLv2
>   Description     : the MGE parser library for USB HID interfaces

> To help and improve the support of Human Interface Devices (HID) on any
> platform, via USB or serial links, MGE UPS Systems have released their own
> HID parser under the GPLv2. 

> The parser presents a human interface device as an object tree, similar to an
> SNMP tree. The HID protocol is mostly used for USB devices (such as
> keyboards, mice, UPSs and monitors), but may also be used over a serial link.

Er, what problem is this software actually supposed to solve?  (For that
matter, why would a UPS be considered a *human* interface device?)

-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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