[Openicc] Drop size calibration

[Robert Krawitz]

   Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 09:50:46 -0600 (CST)
   From: Bob Friesenhahn <bfriesen at simple.dallas.tx.us>

   On Tue, 5 Feb 2008, Robert Krawitz wrote:
   >
   >   Barbieri made an interesting response extending my VM suggestion,
   >   they said that the same VM trick might be used on *all* platforms
   >   (including Win, Mac) thereby ensuring that by using a single VM
   >   distribution *all* platforms are perfectly synchronized with
   >   respect to their instrument, and meaning they only have ONE set of
   >   drivers to write and validate. Gerhard made the same point earlier.
   >
   > Again, this only works on x86 underlying hardware.  What if I happen
   > to be running something else?

   You mean like something else like Java?  No, wait, Java runs almost 
   everywhere and comes with a VM ...

Well, yeah, that's a good point.  There's still the little matter of
trusting the manufacturer over the long haul.

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