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Date:      Wed, 03 Jun 1998 21:08:37 -0700
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
Cc:        mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith), bag@sinbin.demos.su, eivind@yes.no, sepotvin@videotron.ca, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: I see one major problem with DEVFS... 
Message-ID:  <19758.896933317@time.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 04 Jun 1998 00:23:43 -0000." <199806040023.RAA12127@usr04.primenet.com> 

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> > > You *are* aware that it's currently impossible to netboot a FreeBSD
> > > box diskless off a DEC Alpha running OSF/1 at this point because the
> > > OSF/1 FS is incapable of representing the requisite FreeBSD minor
> > > number space, right?
> > 
> > Actually, it is possible as long as you don't want disks on your 
> > workstation.
> 
> Sory; it's been too long since I've been forced into a Sun indoctrination
> camp... the correct terminology from Sun is "dataless"; ie: with local
> disk, usually only for swap, but getting / and /usr via NFS.

Yes, but it sounds to me like he's recommending the dickless
configuration instead.

- Jordan

P.S. No, that's not a typo, that's ALSO the correct Sun terminology if
you've ever spent any time hanging around a Sun campus. :)

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