Return-Path: <linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org>
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand
	id <S279570AbRKMWBG>; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:01:06 -0500
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org
	id <S279462AbRKMWA5>; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:00:57 -0500
Received: from 216-21-153-1.ip.van.radiant.net ([216.21.153.1]:43268 "HELO
	innerfire.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id <S279570AbRKMWAn>;
	Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:00:43 -0500
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 14:03:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Gerhard Mack <gmack@innerfire.net>
To: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>
cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: fdutils.
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1011113214448.11222E-100000@delta.ds2.pg.gda.pl>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10111131400220.9397-100000@innerfire.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
>  You only confirm what I wrote -- hardly anyone uses floppies, so there is
> no need to keep mechanical compatibility in devices -- a complete dump of
> 1.44" FD support would be almost harmless.  Hence whether a Zip or a
> LS-120 -- it doesn't really matter.  You need new media anyway. 
> 

What an interesting thing to be reading as I'm reinstalling linux on a
server using a combination of boot/root floppies and a network install.

Are you that clueless on purpose? 

	Gerhard

--
Gerhard Mack

gmack@innerfire.net

<>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/