Re: [gpsd-dev] Modifying (severly) hardware.html

[Eric S. Raymond]

Sanjeev Gupta <address@hidden>:
> Folks,
> 
> The current: http://www.catb.org/gpsd/hardware.html is good, if you have a
> model in mind.  Not so good if you are asking "What should I buy that is
> supported?"
> 
> I have added sorting, which I think helps quickly see "What has excellent
> support?"
> 
> Please see a WIP at: http://bit.ly/1H06FQr

It doesn't look to me like you have *added* sorting so much as you have entirely
replaced one view with another.  Wile I understand the motivation, I can't agree
with this change; it replaces a view inadequate for N-1 purposes with a view
inadequate for a different N-1 different purposes.

Seems to me the right thing to so would be to replace the static view with a 
form-driven CGI that gives the viewer choices:

Sort by {vendor/model | quality | ?}

Show models with interfaces of checked type: USB, RS-232, Bluetooth, etc.

Show obsolete models? [Y/N]

This shouldn't actually be difficult to do. Change gpscap.py to compile the
database to a Python pickle, then have the CGI read it in and generate a
report based on current settings.

> Is this worth pursuing?
> 
> It uses a library, licenced under MIT/X11, header below.  Please confirm if
> this is redistributable.

It is.
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                <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>