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Re:Linux may have been causing USB disconnects by JoeAltmaier on Thursday August 22, 2013 @07:26AM (#6256430)
Agreed. There's no reason to slavishly imitate a spec, when you can be more generous or better yet just test and wait.

Embedded programmers know this; you can't ship working appliances without dealing with these issues.

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Re:Linux may have been causing USB disconnects by barrkel on Thursday August 22, 2013 @08:20AM (#6256625)
There's no reason to slavishly imitate a spec

You're forgetting the feeling of smug virtuousness you get when you end up being incompatible because you're more technically correct (the best kind) than the other components you're interacting with.

You get to say the other guys are all wrong, wage wars against them, blacklists, all the usual religious crap etc.

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