Date: Fri, 17 May 96 23:43:40 -0400 From: "Francisco Reyes" <reyes01@ibm.net> To: "freebsd-chat@freebsd.org" <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Cc: "gpalmer@freebsd.org" <gpalmer@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Companies who want NDAs Message-ID: <199605180344.DAA168570@pop01.ny.us.ibm.net>
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On Fri, 17 May 1996 19:30:20 +0100, Gary Palmer wrote: >I think a point to be made here is that a lot more cards COULD have >drivers written for them, if (a) a person with the required knowledge >had such a card to work with, (b) said person had time and (c) the >card was worth his/her time supporting. Perhaps we should support a >lot more quirky, unusual cards, but is a driver for an 8bit SCSI I >card (no DMA support) worth the hassle? It'd maybe get 2 people use it >EVER and would be very slow. Considering the number of people who know >how to write device drivers is finite, and they often have quite a lot >on their plate already, unless a card is obviously mass market and a >lot of people would use such a driver if it existed, it's probably >better moving on to other work. How about Compaq SCSII card? I have heard they are messy, but isn't compaq the number 1 computer company in the US? Maybe for individuals it may not be a big issue, but if FreeBSD is to get into the corporate market this is one computer that we need to keep in mind. For instance I was trying to install FreeBSD in a Compaq at work. After searching the archives I came to the conclusion that I am simply not going to be able to install it on that computer (SCSII drive and CD rom connected to Compaq SCSII card)home | help
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