From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S272788AbTHENsx (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Aug 2003 09:48:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S272789AbTHENsx (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Aug 2003 09:48:53 -0400 Received: from hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de ([129.187.202.12]:56802 "HELO hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S272788AbTHENsf (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Aug 2003 09:48:35 -0400 Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 15:48:23 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Mikael Pettersson Cc: heine@instmath.rwth-aachen.de, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: time for some drivers to be removed? Message-ID: <20030805134823.GD16091@fs.tum.de> References: <200308051242.h75CgSj6028203@harpo.it.uu.se> <20030805130324.GC16091@fs.tum.de> <16175.45710.993756.301205@gargle.gargle.HOWL> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <16175.45710.993756.301205@gargle.gargle.HOWL> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Aug 05, 2003 at 03:35:10PM +0200, Mikael Pettersson wrote: > > ftape-4.04? That's been a non-integrated external package for ages and ages. > I doubt there's been any updates in it for 2.5/2.6 kernels. >... Is there a good reason why it wasn't / isn't integrated? > Given how few still use these antiques (my "fast" Conner/Seagate drive gives > 150KBps backup speed, wow!) I think simply maintaining status quo is the most > reasonable use of peoples' time. The problem is that 2.6 doesn't maintain the status quo - it's no longer possible to use ftape on a SMP workstation. cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed