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SubjectRe: cdrecord hangs my computer
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, bill davidsen wrote:
> > |
> > | It's bad from a technical standpoint (anybody who names a generic device
> > | with a flat namespace is just basically clueless), and it's bad from a
> > | usability standpoint. It has _zero_ redeeming qualities.
> >
> > And the redeeming features of naming disks, CDs, and ide-floppy devices
> > hda..hdx in an order depending on the loading order of the device
> > drivers?
>
> .. but you can fix that. Several ways. Make up your own names. Make it
> have "/dev/the-cd-with-the-blue-faceplate" if you want, and it will all
> still work quite intuitively.

Actually my point was that you were pretty harsh about Joerg's naming
scheme, and the default in Linux is also less than perfect. As you note
these can be fixed, and in current versions of cdrecord after they are
fixed you can use them.

--
bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.

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