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Date:      Tue, 29 Jul 2003 21:41:35 +0200
From:      Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
To:        Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Floppies for ALPHA
Message-ID:  <20030729194135.GJ6508@freebie.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20030729192343.GB66399@sunbay.com>
References:  <20030722081738.GB7811@sunbay.com> <20030729095436.GB7617@sunbay.com> <20030729173848.GE4940@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20030729192343.GB66399@sunbay.com>

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On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 10:23:43PM +0300, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 07:38:48PM +0200, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 12:54:36PM +0300, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> [...]
> > > I've got that feeling that the consensus was to drop the floppy
> > > support for Alpha, as supporting it becomes a nightmare.  If so,
> > 
> > Yes, that consensus seems to be there. Finally.. :)
> > 

> 
> > I also get comments that only ISOs aka mandatory CDboot is not
> > acceptable.
> > 
> Sure.  We need to provide the loss of functionality.  Please see
> my other reply to an earlier message in this same thread, which
> has more appropriate context for this.
> 
> > Other than that I think the patch does what you intend it to do.
> > 
> Thanks, it sure does.  :-)
> But does that also mean that you'd feel comfortable if I committed
> it now?

I think beter now than really close to the release. 

But there might be other views maybe?

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