Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 12:47:42 +0100 From: Philippe Regnauld <regnauld@deepo.prosa.dk> To: Tom Torrance <tom@tomqnx.com> Cc: Adam Turoff <AdamT@smginc.com>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>, Robert Glover <rob@f-body.org> Subject: Re: Token Ring for FreeBSD yet? Message-ID: <19980225124742.57622@deepo.prosa.dk> In-Reply-To: <004401bd41de$32670780$032b96cd@darkstar.tomqnx.com>; from Tom Torrance on Wed, Feb 25, 1998 at 06:12:01AM -0500 References: <004401bd41de$32670780$032b96cd@darkstar.tomqnx.com>
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Tom Torrance writes:
> Dead? I don't think so. We have 43,000 people on TR where
> I work. Small business popularity does not equate to corporate.
What Jordan means, is that
a) there is not a big popularity for TR in the FreeBSD community
b) the two people that ever showed sudden "I'll do it!" enthusiasm
have never surfaced again, even though I offered several Kilos of
TR cards lying here. I might even be able to bribe some people
on copying the specs[1].
So, one can say that, if TR isn't dead, it damn well acts like it is.
[1]:
Driver developer:
I'd like to make a comment!
IBM/Olicom/Whatever:
Call the help desk.
DD: Never mind. I wish to complain about this product called
Token Ring.
I/O: What's wrong with it ?
DD: I'll tell you what's wrong with it, my lad. It's dead, that's
what's wrong with it!
I/O: Uh uh. It's... resting.
DD: Look matey, I know a dead TR when I see one.
I/O: He's resting! Remarkable card, the TR. Beautiful specs!
DD: (slams the TR card on the counter to the words:
this *slam* TR *slam* is *slam* DEAD!
I/O: ... well...
DD: ... so can I please have the specs anyway.
I/O: No, sorry, you need to sign an NDA and pay up. *click*
Thank GOD they're dead.
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IN and the living OUT! The archetypical corporate firewall?»
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