Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 5 Mar 2002 18:58:56 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 5 Mar 2002 18:58:47 -0500 Received: from hera.cwi.nl ([192.16.191.8]:1153 "EHLO hera.cwi.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 5 Mar 2002 18:58:37 -0500 From: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 23:58:34 GMT Message-Id: To: dalecki@evision-ventures.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: bitkeeper / IDE cleanup Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Andrew Morton writes: > fwiw, I prefer to not use bitkeeper, for the reasons which you outline. Seconded. Martin Dalecki writes: : Disable configuration of the task file stuff. : It is going to go away and will be replaced by a truly abstract interface Comment #1: Please observe the difference between cleanup and development. I think your patches already went too far under the "cleanup" heading. Comment #2: We need a nice, general interface for the usual things, and a very detailed direct-to-hardware interface for special purposes. [Change the behaviour of a zip drive from "big floppy" to "removable disk" and back. Take care of passwords on disks. Unstroke a 32+GB disk. Etc.] Andries - 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/