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Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:02:47 -0500
From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
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Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)
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> Cdrecord is a program that needs to be able to send any SCSI command as 
> it needs to be able to add new vendor unique commands for new drive/feature
> support.

On this we do agree, drive vendors seem to add every new feature with a 
vendor code. Some are NOT required to write CD, but some are needed to 
write "better" CDs, for some definition of better which could mean 
faster, more reliable, special modes, etc.

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    -bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
  last possible moment - but no longer"  -me
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