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Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:07:45 -0200
From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
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To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC] Should we create a raw input interface for IR's ? - Was:
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Dmitry Torokhov wrote:

> I am a resonable guy ;) In cases when we can certainly say that there
> are 2 separate remotes (and we know characteristics somehow) we need to
> create 2 input devices. Otherwise we can't ;)
 
Only on very few specific cases (a few protocols), you can be (almost) sure.
Even on this case, universal remotes can fake another IR.

Cheers,
Mauro.
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