Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 09:47:25 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Brandon Fosdick <bfoz@glue.umd.edu> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dangerously Dedicated Message-ID: <20001119094725.B66448@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <3A180EA0.31926227@glue.umd.edu>; from bfoz@glue.umd.edu on Sun, Nov 19, 2000 at 12:32:16PM -0500 References: <200011191657.eAJGvnZ63007@cwsys.cwsent.com> <3A180EA0.31926227@glue.umd.edu>
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On Sun, Nov 19, 2000 at 12:32:16PM -0500, Brandon Fosdick wrote:
> So we're going to be stuck with MS style partitions on machines that only run
> FreeBSD? I don't like this idea.
Can you tell why?? Just because it is "MS style partitions"??
BTW, slices aren't "MS style partitions", but "PC BIOS style partitions".
As long as people insist on using Intel based computers, slices are
demanded. Run FreeBSD on an Alpha if you don't like the idea of the PC
BIOS 4-slot partition table with boundaries on cylinders and MBR.
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-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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