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From: Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org>
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To: Dmitry Valdov <dv@dv.ru>
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Subject: Re: So, exactly what *was* purged?
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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.
> > > 
> > 
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