Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 16:16:49 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org> To: Dmitry Valdov <dv@dv.ru> Cc: Pat Barron <pat@transarc.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: So, exactly what *was* purged? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812281616180.1243-100000@janus.syracuse.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.981228233835.20957J-100000@xkis.kis.ru>
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On Mon, 28 Dec 1998, Dmitry Valdov wrote: > > > On Mon, 28 Dec 1998, Brian Feldman wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 13:30:02 -0500 (EST) > > From: Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org> > > To: Pat Barron <pat@transarc.com> > > Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: Re: So, exactly what *was* purged? > > > > On Mon, 28 Dec 1998, Pat Barron wrote: > > > > > I know someone asked this, but I have not seen an answer: Could someone > > > provide a list of exactly what was purged? It would be handy to know > > > things like, "this was purged, and is absolutely *not* coming back", or > > > "this was purged, but is being considered for reinstatement", but what I > > > really want to know is *exactly* what is now (today) gone, that used to be > > > there. > > > > Off the top of my head, it was: > > VoxWare > > floppy tape driver > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ft*? Why? I'am still using it. > > > 3c905 driver > > ^^^^^^ > Really??? No, my fault for the BAD typo! I meant to type 3c505 :) > > > old ATAPI CD driver > > PCVT > > > > I have no idea if any are coming back, although there's a great amount of > > people wanting VoxWare if nothing else. > > > > > > > > BTW, I note that these items were said to be moved "to the attic"? My > > > apologies if this is in a FAQ somewhere, but is this mythical "attic" of > > > cast-off FreeBSD pieces accessible to the public? If so, how/where? > > > > > > > When something is deleted in CVS, it is moved to the Attic, where it's no > > longer checked out, but still accessible. Nothing is ever truly purged, usually. > > > > > Thanks, > > > --Pat. > > > > > > > Brian Feldman _ __ ___ ___ ___ > > green@unixhelp.org _ __ ___ | _ ) __| \ > > http://www.freebsd.org/ _ __ ___ ____ | _ \__ \ |) | > > FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! _ __ ___ ____ _____ |___/___/___/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > > > > Brian Feldman _ __ ___ ___ ___ green@unixhelp.org _ __ ___ | _ ) __| \ http://www.freebsd.org/ _ __ ___ ____ | _ \__ \ |) | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! _ __ ___ ____ _____ |___/___/___/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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