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SubjectRe: PUBLIC CHALLENGE: (was RE: devfs again, (was RE: USB device a lloc ation) )
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Stephen Frost <sfrost@ns.snowman.net> said:

[...]

> I think the problem is, a replacement/permanent fix to the way /dev
> is done currently would be nice. devfs is a step in the right direction,
> but it needs to be something that can replace what is there otherwise it
> isn't worth it to just add it on without fixing the real problem. As such,
> just saying "don't use it" isn't a good argument.

IF a real replacement shows up, that has significant benefits for a
substantial number of users, and which doesn't bloat the kernel, I'll use
it gladly.

But the discussion up to now has shown that many very important properties
of the current get lost, and the (rather minor advantage IMHO, if it really
is an advantage)), /dev/cXtYdZsW naming can clearly be gotten by much
simpler ways. So I'm still waiting.
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Horst von Brand vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl
Casilla 9G, Viña del Mar, Chile +56 32 672616

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