Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:43:43 +0000 (GMT)
From: Paul Jakma <paul@clubi.ie>
To: Joerg Schilling <schilling@fokus.fraunhofer.de>
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       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de,
       James@superbug.co.uk, acahalan@gmail.com
Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)
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On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Joerg Schilling wrote:

> What Linux does is to artificially prevent this view to been seen 
> from outside the Linux kernel, or to avoid integrating a particular 
> device into a unique SCSI driver system although it would be 
> apropriate.

So let's get this straight: Linux is artificially limiting userspace 
from viewing devices in terms of parallel SCSI address (B/T/L) 
because it does not create such B/T/L addresses, ones which would 
hence be *artificial* themselves, for non-parallel-SCSI devices?

regards,
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