From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Apr 24 17:29:19 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA11938 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 24 Apr 1997 17:29:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from argus (pm3-p11.tfs.net [206.154.183.203]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA11926 for ; Thu, 24 Apr 1997 17:29:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by argus (8.6.12/8.6.12) id TAA07641; Thu, 24 Apr 1997 19:27:41 -0500 From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199704250027.TAA07641@argus> Subject: Re: Maintainer of ft/lft To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 19:27:40 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Reply-To: jbryant@tfs.net In-Reply-To: <199704241703.KAA01497@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Apr 24, 97 10:03:55 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In reply: > > Hi all, > > > > Just a quick one. > > > > Who is the current maintainer(s) of the ft driver and/or the lft > > program?? > > Anyone silly enough to both buy that type of hardware and then ask > that type of question... > > The code is not being actively maintained because no one with the > ability owns the hardware and cares to do it. This was recently > discussed. terry, i'm really sorry, but i have got to really say this... HOW CAN YOU BE SO F***ING IGNORANT??? As one in QIC observer status [check the QIC mailing list], I can assure you that by sheer numbers alone, the vast majority of tape drives in existance are QIC-117 compatable... need i say anything else??? jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" jbryant@tfs.net - KC5VDJ 2M, 70cm, KPC-3+ - kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam