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Date:      Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:42:54 -0500
From:      Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org>
To:        Ed Schouten <ed@80386.nl>
Cc:        Antonio Gonz?lez Castro <agoca80@gmail.com>, Roman Divacky <rdivacky@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws>, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
Subject:   Re: RFC: C version of devd daemon.
Message-ID:  <20090615164254.GB7180@lor.one-eyed-alien.net>
In-Reply-To: <20090612193614.GF48776@hoeg.nl>
References:  <538f43900906120823w388f1c63ic8d0194017faca6d@mail.gmail.com> <20090612165518.GA15530@phenom.cordula.ws> <20090612172740.GA1952@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20090612175206.GA77895@freebsd.org> <20090612180906.GA12679@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20090612193614.GF48776@hoeg.nl>

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On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 09:36:14PM +0200, Ed Schouten wrote:
> * Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
> > The difference is that devd is required for a functioning
> > system while neither groff nor libstdc++[1] would be required.
>=20
> No, it isn't. Your system just runs fine when you turn off devd. The
> biggest disadvantage is probably that your USB mouse won't work when you
> plug it in.

devd or an equivalent replacement is mandatory for dhcp support.

-- Brooks

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