Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 11:29:28 -0700 (MST) From: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> To: FreeBSD Filter <freebsd@KIWI-Computer.com> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>, stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removal of Disklabel (was: Re: Dangerously Dedicated) Message-ID: <14873.28040.451463.172207@nomad.yogotech.com> In-Reply-To: <200011201823.MAA48985@KIWI-Computer.com> References: <14873.24098.233002.62004@nomad.yogotech.com> <200011201823.MAA48985@KIWI-Computer.com>
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> > That's not good enough. The PC architecture limits us to 4-total > > partitions, which isn't good enough. It's not even good enough for M$, > > so they invented 'extended partitions, which is a M$-only feature. > > Just because microsnot invented it doesn't mean they're the only ones using > it. Linux does, and I'm sure others do too. Linux is the *only* OS that I'm aware that follows M$ lead. I think it's that way because initially most of the Linux developers were M$ users, whereas most of the BSD developers were unix users who wanted to run a real OS on their PC. Totally different perspectives. (I for one would be *very* annoyed to see FreeBSD change it's disk format to be more M$-like, since it would be a gratiutious that would cause endless grief for existing installations, and it's bowing even more to M$.) Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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