Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)

[Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@mac.com>]

Joerg Schilling wrote:
> -	how to use /dev/hd* in order to scan an image from a scanner
> -	how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a printer
> -	how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a jukebox
> -	how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a graphical device

Does cdrecord scan images, print files, or talk to SCSI graphical  
devices? No! Why do you care?  And furthermore, why the hell would  
you try to talk to one of those things via /dev/hd* anyways?  They  
certainly aren't ATA devices (aside from maybe a couple proprietary  
ATA jukeboxes, but those are likely SCSI anyways).

> -	how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a CPU device

Does cdrecord talk to CPU devices? No! Why do you care?  BTW: What  
the hell is a "CPU device" and why the hell would you think you could  
talk to it through a disk interface, let alone some other random SCSI  
interface?

> -	how to use /dev/hd* in order to talk to a tape device

Does cdrecord write to ATAPI tapes?  Not usually.  Why do you care?   
It's a possible bug in that /dev/hd* doesn't support ATAPI tapes, but  
nobody uses those anymore anyways (if it matters feel free to submit  
a bug report and patch).

By the way, are you ever actually going to try to point out any  
_actual_ problems?

Cheers,
Kyle Moffett

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