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SubjectRe: DEVFSv50 and /dev/fb? (or /dev/fb/? ???)
Terry L. Ridder writes:
> Richard Gooch wrote:
> >
> > David Luyer writes:
> > > > Richard you missed the whole point. Companies and clients read the FAQ
> > > > the run away screaming. All they see are this really "ugly" naming
> > > > scheme.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Terry L. Ridder
> > > > Blue Danube Software (Blaue Donau Software)
> > > > "We do not write software, we compose it."
> > >
> > > Companies and clients use Solaris. I think that's all that needs to be said
> > > on that point.
>
> I will readly agree that companies and clients use Solaris. They did
> not have much input into the design of Solaris, whereas they feel
> they do have voice in the design of Linux. Whether anyone listens to
> me is immaterial, I have done my part on behalf of the companies and
> clients I consult to. If everyone wishes to ignore their input so be
> it. I will repeat it one more time than I am crawling off to bed.
>
> They view dev_fs in the same light as they view Solaris /dev and HP-UX
> /dev.
> It is precisely that form of /dev they are attempting to get away from.
> They want simple and to them /dev/sda[1-15] is simple.
>
> I personally view dev_fs in that same light. I hate Solaris because of
> /dev.

Sigh. Devfs preserves the old names. And it's optional. And many of us
need it. Why oppose it?

Regards,

Richard....

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