On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 10:09:30PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > > Similarly, I have packaged devfsd (http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/). > > This one still needs a couple of problems ironing out first. > > No offense, but I hope you realize the amount of effort that will be > needed for devfsd. Since it is a key element in our 2.4.x upgrade path, > the amount of policy and technical bugs will be tremendous (permissions, > adding support for default compatibility devices, etc..). > > I just don't want to see anyone go lightly into packaging devfsd. If you > aren't prepared to take on the responsiblity of what will most likely > become a base and essential package, leave it for some one else to do. I hope debian is not planning on `forcing' [0] the use of devfs with 2.4, last i checked it was still a compile time option (and experimental at that) there are some of us who don't care for devfs and do not wish to use it. [0] read making it exceedingly inconvenient to forgo or disable devfs in 2.4 kernels, for example neglecting to maintain or provide a real (non-devfs) working /dev directory. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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