Hello,
I just plugged in some USB devices into my old 133Mhz laptop with
OpenBSD on it and they magically work. These devices would not work
and/or had problems on Winblows with the laptop.. yet on the desktop
they USB devices worked fine. So as I say.. compliments, and thanks.
Question about buttons and knobs..
What exactly is a knob?
I ask because on a Door, a knob is very useful for getting the door
open.. if the door didn't have a knob I'd have to stick my finger or a
credit card into the latch area and get it open.
Is a knob an extra feature that doesn't really add anything much better,
but is just there for the sake of being trendy? Is a knob a wrapper in
some cases? For example is IFUP/IFDOWN a knob? Is a symlink a knob since
that is essentially an extra directory that isn't necessarily needed
since you could just be simple and use the actual file instead.. I think
some 'wrappers' are useful so I hope all wrappers are not knobs.. I
think maybe I have the definition of a knob wrong.J
Having two knobs on a door is stupid, unless one knob is for a really
short person who is 1 foot tall and the other knob is for the 5 foot
person).
I know I'm being a knob asking what a knob is, but I seriously want to
know exactly what a knob or button is. Yes I googled it and basically
all I found was a knob is when someone implements something that doesn't
seem to be the best solution or the knob doesn't really add any extra
enhancement. But on a door, a knob is quite needed.. so.. flamebaits
aside.. I'd like technical knob discussion please. As an API author I
try to reduce complexity.. but sometimes making wrappers around an API
might add a knob around it to make it simpler. For example the CP
command is just a knob for copy..
Regards,
L505
Knob Student
