Linux and Light Peak

[Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu)]

On Sun, September 27, 2009 06:37, Michael Haney wrote:
> Has anyone seen this?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khPx1dEIPnA
>
> Apple sanctioned Intel to develop a new device connector technology
> which replaces...
> * USB
> * Firewire
> * HDMI
> * DisplayPort
> * Gigabit Ethernet
> * eSATA
> * SATA 300
> * Possibly also SVGA/DVI/DVI-D and Audio
> With a single thin optical cable that carries 10Gbps (can transfer the
> contents of a Blu-Ray movie disk in 30 seconds) right now and can be
> bumped up to as fast as 100Gbps in 10 years.
>
> What I'm wondering is what will this mean for Linux?  I'm hoping Intel
> will stick to much of its commitments towards Linux and develop open
> source drivers or kernel modules which will allow people to use this
> technology in Linux when its finally available.  I mean this
> technology is a game changer for the PC industry.  It totally
> eliminates the device connector data bottleneck completely.  Think
> about it, instant or near instant syncing with MP3 players, eternal
> hard drives that are faster than internal SATA or even eSATA, and all
> of it can be done with long cables that cannot be effected by EMI
> interference.  Imagine this being used on Linux servers.
>
> And, both Apple and Intel plan to adapt this technology into their
> products in the very near future.

When you hear the name Intel in the context of device connectors, you
already know that there will be an industry wide consortium and a
standards committee.
It is in Intel's best interests to make such a connector technology an
Open Standard. More profit for them, if every device manufacturer wants to
use their technology. Nothing wrong with profit, not even with Open
Standards.