Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:14:46 +0000 From: Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk> To: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org> Cc: stable@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [heads up] axing AppleTalk and IPX/SPX Message-ID: <F10B85BC-7027-4061-9B03-157102819453@gid.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20131028124221.GO52889@glebius.int.ru> References: <20131028124221.GO52889@glebius.int.ru>
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Hi, On 28 Oct 2013, at 12:42, Gleb Smirnoff wrote: > Hello! >=20 > [Cc to stable@, for wider audience] >=20 > The plan is two axe two old networking protocols from FreeBSD head/, > meaning that FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE, available in couple of years would > be shipped without them. >=20 > 1) AppleTalk >=20 > Last time claimed to be supported by vendor in 2007[1]. In practice > had very little use since 90th. > Discontinued by major routing equipment vendors since 2009[2]. More pertinantly, netatalk dropped AppleTalk support with v3.0 in = 2012[a]. [a] http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/3.0/ReleaseNotes-3.0-alpha1.html > 2) IPX >=20 > Last time claimed to be supported by vendor in 2007[3]. In practice > had very little use since 90th. > Discontinued by major routing equipment vendors since 2011[4]. >=20 > Current status of these protocols in FreeBSD is "compilable". For the > next couple of years, we plan a lot of changes in networking stack, > many of which will require changing the protocols, as well. Keeping > them in compilable state would require additional manpower, but it > is very probable, that after all the changes they will be utterly > broken, albeit compilable. >=20 > P.S. I account any objector as taker of maintainership :) >=20 > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.5 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.6 > [2] = http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps8802/ps5460/product_= bulletin_c25-520459.html > [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Enterprise_Server#OES-NetWare > [4] = http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/novipx/configuration/guide/Novell_IPX_= Discontinuation.html >=20 > --=20 > Totus tuus, Glebius. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 -- Bob Bishop +44 (0)118 940 1243 rb@gid.co.uk fax +44 (0)118 940 1295 mobile +44 (0)783 626 4518
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