OCD programmers and backwards compatibility :-).

[Rahul Sundaram]

Les Mikesell wrote:

>>
> So who's following?   Or does everyone have the "we don't follow 
> standards, we
> make them" attitude?  Does anyone have compatible names for the same 
> devices?

http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Products for a certified list. AFAIK 
device names are not part of LSB. You would have to sign up to the open 
list there and make a argument telling folks why you bother about device 
names at all.

Rahul