linux-imx/Documentation/usb/CREDITS

Credits for the Simple Linux USB Driver:

The following people have contributed to this code (in alphabetical order by last name). I'm sure this list should be longer, it's difficult to maintain, add yourself with a patch if desired.

Georg Acher acher@informatik.tu-muenchen.de David Brownell dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net Alan Cox alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk Randy Dunlap randy.dunlap@intel.com Johannes Erdfelt johannes@erdfelt.com Deti Fliegl deti@fliegl.de ham ham@unsuave.com Bradley M Keryan keryan@andrew.cmu.edu Greg Kroah-Hartman greg@kroah.com Pavel Machek pavel@suse.cz Paul Mackerras paulus@cs.anu.edu.au Petko Manlolov petkan@dce.bg David E. Nelson dnelson@jump.net Vojtech Pavlik vojtech@suse.cz Bill Ryder bryder@sgi.com Thomas Sailer sailer@ife.ee.ethz.ch Gregory P. Smith greg@electricrain.com Linus Torvalds torvalds@linux-foundation.org Roman Weissgaerber weissg@vienna.at Kazuki.Yasumatsu@fujixerox.co.jp

Special thanks to:

Inaky Perez Gonzalez inaky@peloncho.fis.ucm.es for starting the Linux USB driver effort and writing much of the larger uusbd driver. Much has been learned from that effort.

The NetBSD & FreeBSD USB developers. For being on the Linux USB list and offering suggestions and sharing implementation experiences.

Additional thanks to the following companies and people for donations of hardware, support, time and development (this is from the original THANKS file in Inaky's driver):

    The following corporations have helped us in the development
    of Linux USB / UUSBD:

- 3Com GmbH for donating a ISDN Pro TA and supporting me
  in technical questions and with test equipment. I'd never 
  expect such a great help.

    - USAR Systems provided us with one of their excellent USB
      Evaluation Kits. It allows us to test the Linux-USB driver
      for compliance with the latest USB specification. USAR
      Systems recognized the importance of an up-to-date open
      Operating System and supports this project with
      Hardware. Thanks!.

    - Thanks to Intel Corporation for their precious help.

    - We teamed up with Cherry to make Linux the first OS with
      built-in USB support. Cherry is one of the biggest keyboard
      makers in the world.

    - CMD Technology, Inc. sponsored us kindly donating a CSA-6700
      PCI-to-USB Controller Board to test the OHCI implementation.

    - Due to their support to us, Keytronic can be sure that they
      will sell keyboards to some of the 3 million (at least)
      Linux users.

    - Many thanks to ing büro h doran [http://www.ibhdoran.com]!
      It was almost impossible to get a PC backplate USB connector
      for the motherboard here at Europe (mine, home-made, was
      quite lousy :). Now I know where to acquire nice USB stuff!

    - Genius Germany donated a USB mouse to test the mouse boot
      protocol. They've also donated a F-23 digital joystick and a
      NetMouse Pro. Thanks! 

    - AVM GmbH Berlin is supporting the development of the Linux
      USB driver for the AVM ISDN Controller B1 USB. AVM is a
      leading manufacturer for active and passive ISDN Controllers
      and CAPI 2.0-based software. The active design of the AVM B1
      is open for all OS platforms, including Linux.

    - Thanks to Y-E Data, Inc. for donating their FlashBuster-U
      USB Floppy Disk Drive, so we could test the bulk transfer
      code.

    - Many thanks to Logitech for contributing a three axis USB
      mouse. 

      Logitech designs, manufactures and markets
      Human Interface Devices, having a long history and
      experience in making devices such as keyboards, mice,
      trackballs, cameras, loudspeakers and control devices for
      gaming and professional use.

      Being a recognized vendor and seller for all these devices,
      they have donated USB mice, a joystick and a scanner, as a
      way to acknowledge the importance of Linux and to allow
      Logitech customers to enjoy support in their favorite
      operating systems and all Linux users to use Logitech and
      other USB hardware.

      Logitech is official sponsor of the Linux Conference on
      Feb. 11th 1999 in Vienna, where we'll will present the
      current state of the Linux USB effort.

    - CATC has provided means to uncover dark corners of the UHCI
      inner workings with a USB Inspector.

    - Thanks to Entrega for providing PCI to USB cards, hubs and
      converter products for development. 

- Thanks to ConnectTech for providing a WhiteHEAT usb to
  serial converter, and the documentation for the device to
  allow a driver to be written.

- Thanks to ADMtek for providing Pegasus and Pegasus II
  evaluation boards, specs and valuable advices during
  the driver development.

    And thanks go to (hey! in no particular order :)

    - Oren Tirosh <orenti@hishome.net>, for standing so patiently
      all my doubts'bout USB and giving lots of cool ideas.

    - Jochen Karrer <karrer@wpfd25.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de>, for
      pointing out mortal bugs and giving advice.

    - Edmund Humemberger <ed@atnet.at>, for his great work on
      public relationships and general management stuff for the
      Linux-USB effort.

    - Alberto Menegazzi <flash@flash.iol.it> is starting the
      documentation for the UUSBD. Go for it!

    - Ric Klaren <ia_ric@cs.utwente.nl> for doing nice
      introductory documents (competing with Alberto's :).

    - Christian Groessler <cpg@aladdin.de>, for his help on those
      itchy bits ... :)

    - Paul MacKerras for polishing OHCI and pushing me harder for
      the iMac support, giving improvements and enhancements.

    - Fernando Herrera <fherrera@eurielec.etsit.upm.es> has taken
      charge of composing, maintaining and feeding the
      long-awaited, unique and marvelous UUSBD FAQ! Tadaaaa!!!

    - Rasca Gmelch <thron@gmx.de> has revived the raw driver and
      pointed bugs, as well as started the uusbd-utils package.

    - Peter Dettori <dettori@ozy.dec.com> is uncovering bugs like
      crazy, as well as making cool suggestions, great :)

    - All the Free Software and Linux community, the FSF & the GNU
      project, the MIT X consortium, the TeX people ... everyone!
      You know who you are!

    - Big thanks to Richard Stallman for creating Emacs!

    - The people at the linux-usb mailing list, for reading so
      many messages :) Ok, no more kidding; for all your advises!

    - All the people at the USB Implementors Forum for their
      help and assistance.

    - Nathan Myers <ncm@cantrip.org>, for his advice! (hope you
      liked Cibeles' party).

    - Linus Torvalds, for starting, developing and managing Linux.

    - Mike Smith, Craig Keithley, Thierry Giron and Janet Schank
      for convincing me USB Standard hubs are not that standard
      and that's good to allow for vendor specific quirks on the
      standard hub driver.