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> On Sat, Sep 18, 1999, Julian Elischer wrote:
> > DEVFS is an experimental idea.
> 
>    I must also say that DEVFS is an excellent idea.

It's a marvelous idea, and is going to be very necessary when large Fibre
fabrics become more common. The problems of making it stable and
meaningful are enormous though.





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