You guys figure this still needs to be x-posted to rec.photo?



Jason O'Rourke wrote:
> Bill Tuthill  <ca_creekin@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>>Who collects the 25c royalty?  I thought Firewire had become a standard,
>>IEEE 1394, which appears to be available on Linux (www.linux1394.org)
>>for free or perhaps with copyleft, I dunno.
>>
>>Why can't the PC vendors reimplement it as did the Linux community?
> 
> 
> Because there is no need.  USB2 does the job and supports usb1 devices
> as well.  Firewire will be used for video purposes as needed, may be
> challenged by DVI.  Both will be niche markets on the desktop.
>