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Date:      Mon, 20 Sep 2004 23:23:07 -0700
From:      Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>
To:        Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/fdformat fdformat.csrc/usr.sbin/fdread fdutil.c
Message-ID:  <414FC8CB.1030802@root.org>
In-Reply-To: <20040921060737.GA842@empiric.icir.org>
References:  <200409181740.i8IHeq5V040496@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040918175743.GI6019@empiric.icir.org> <xzphdpvjkkl.fsf@dwp.des.no> <20040921060737.GA842@empiric.icir.org>

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Bruce M Simpson wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 12:09:30AM +0200, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:
>>Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org> writes:
>>>Has anyone else noticed that we can't fdformat(8) USB floppy drives?
>
> Users who migrate from Windows or even Linux will be asking "Why can't I
> format a disk in my USB floppy drive in FreeBSD?" and I'd really rather we
> didn't fob them off with "No, switch to USB memory sticks instead", as such
> an answer is just going to alienate new or prospective users of the system.
> 
> So, once again: has anyone else noticed this gap in the system's expected
> functionality?

And that, kids, is how BMS got into USB maintainership.

-Nate



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