linux development

Hello,

I was looking to volunteer some time and help this project.  One of the 
things I was looking at is setting up the hotplug scripts properly on Linux. 
  Currently on my box they don't work, so I have to change all the file 
permissions by hand to use bitpim with my personal account.  Unfortunately, 
I am not a python programmer, more like a low level kernel programmer.  
Reading through the code seem straight forward.  The only problem I had was 
putting all the pieces together.  Maybe its because I am not used to object 
oriented programming, but I had trouble visualizing how the lower pieces 
worked, namely the comscan stuff.

I understand the comscan logic but not the entire reason.  Does bitpim just 
scan the /dev/* stuff just to see what is plugged in or does it actually use 
those devices for reading/writing?   If so, then how does the usb library 
fit in to the whole picture.

I have a bunch more questions but I'll wait until I understand this piece a 
little better.

Thanks for any help,
Don




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