HAL (software)
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| HAL | |
| Latest release: | 0.5.8.1 / 19 September 2006 |
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| OS: | Linux, FreeBSD |
| Use: | System software |
| License: | GPL and AFL |
| Website: | freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/hal |
HAL is a Hardware Abstraction Layer and Open-source software Project that allows desktop applications on an operating system to readily access hardware information so that they can locate and use such hardware regardless of bus or device type. In this way a desktop GUI can present all resources to its user in a seamless and uniform manner.
For example HAL can gather information about removable storage devices and trigger their representation within the user's desktop environment.
[edit] Further reading
Making Hardware Just Work by Havoc Pennington (July 2003)
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