From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 8 09:47:43 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05EED16A4CE for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 09:47:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (Haldjas.folklore.ee [193.40.6.121]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B64C243D49 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 09:47:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee) Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by haldjas.folklore.ee (8.12.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id i08HlcHV076836; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:47:38 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee) Received: from localhost (narvi@localhost)i08HlbYg076833; Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:47:37 +0200 (EET) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:47:37 +0200 (EET) From: Narvi To: Steven Hartland In-Reply-To: <109501c3d60d$d49d66b0$7b07000a@steven> Message-ID: <20040108194235.A32387-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Discussion on the future of floppies in 5.x and 6.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 17:47:43 -0000 On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, Steven Hartland wrote: > Need necessitates effort? > Precicely. Or even more precicely - the RE team provided an alternative path to eliminating floppy support which they could cope with. It follows that people who want floppy support should work towards that because the other option: you tell RE team that they had better shut up and make it work is not workable becuase they have no compulsion to listen to your and could just walk away any minute they bloody well want anyways. It thus follows that some persons out of the "we want floppy support to stay around" had better start volunteering to be floppy maintainers. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Avleen Vig" > > > How you made the jump from "I don't want to buy a CD burner to install > > FreeBSD" to "I will be a floppy maintainer" I'm not sure. :-) > > ================================================ > This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in it. > > In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please telephone (023) 8024 3137 > or return the E.mail to postmaster@multiplay.co.uk. > >