Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 21:47:18 -0600 (CST) From: Daniel Ortmann <ortmann@sparc.isl.net> To: luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it (Luigi Rizzo) Cc: pechter@shell.monmouth.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, kpneal@pobox.com Subject: Re: Token Ring Message-ID: <199802260347.VAA19465@pyrl.eye> In-Reply-To: <199802251455.PAA10915@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> from Luigi Rizzo at "Feb 25, 98 03:55:37 pm"
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> > Which is why I ran Linux while inside IBM and FreeBSD elsewhere. > > Token Ring is needed for many environments. Johnson & Johnson's running > ... > > I think FreeBSD should consider expanding its support in this area. > > the point is, there is no "FreeBSD" company or individual, and most > -hackers or core team happen to live in a better world and not have > interest (or perhaps) time to invest in developing token ring drivers > (whic means also hunting documentation etc. etc.) I'll scrounge all the token documentation possible from inside IBM for anyone volunteering to build a driver. (A colleague is running some ported apps on L___x. I'd like to see FreeBSD on that box instead.) I'll also volunteer to test it as much as possible. -- Daniel Ortmann 507.288.7732 (h) ortmann@isl.net 2414 30 av NW, #D 507.253.6795 (w) ortmann@vnet.ibm.com Rochester, MN 55901 "PERL: The Swiss Army Chainsaw" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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