From owner-freebsd-arch Sat Feb 17 16:27: 4 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from w250.z064001178.sjc-ca.dsl.cnc.net (w250.z064001178.sjc-ca.dsl.cnc.net [64.1.178.250]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3202F37B401 for ; Sat, 17 Feb 2001 16:26:59 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 56566 invoked by uid 1000); 18 Feb 2001 00:27:18 -0000 Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 16:26:56 -0800 From: Jos Backus Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: List of things to move from main tree to ports (was Re: Wish List (was: Re: The /usr/bin/games bikeshed again)) Message-ID: <20010217162656.E54688@lizzy.bugworks.com> Reply-To: Jos Backus References: <200102162108.f1GL8Dq40757@orthanc.ab.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <200102162108.f1GL8Dq40757@orthanc.ab.ca>; from lyndon@orthanc.ab.ca on Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 02:07:51PM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 02:07:51PM -0700, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > Yes, the 'dialer' interface is a bit of a mess. Several years ago > there was an entry in the CSRG project wish list for a networked > dialer daemon that would intermediate access to dialout tty devices. > (I *think* it was Keith Bostic's idea.) This might solve part of > the problem. Maybe we could import BSD/OS' gettyd. -- Jos Backus _/ _/_/_/ "Modularity is not a hack." _/ _/ _/ -- D. J. Bernstein _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ josb@cncdsl.com _/_/ _/_/_/ use Std::Disclaimer; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message