Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 15 Feb 2004 15:32:14 -0800 | From | Paul Jackson <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] remove obsolete onstream support from ide-tape in 2.6.3-rc3 |
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And another obsolete tape drive goes on my vintage shelf.
Willem - I notice off SourceForge a note:
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=333748
Posted By: wriede Date: 2003-12-01 16:24 Summary: osst, the Linux OnStream Tape driver now avalable on sf.net
Following the unfortunate bankruptcy of OnStream, I have now completed the migration of the osst CVS repository, web site and mailing list to SourceForge.
Willem Riede, osst maintainer.
How does this relate to your removal of onstream from 2.6? I'm guessing that you are maintaining onstream in 2.4, but not in 2.6 or beyond. But that's just a guess.
With onstream tape cartridges selling for (another guess - can't actually _find_ any for sale anymore) at $4/Gbyte, and IDE drives at under $1/Gbyte, using removable drives for backup makes more sense than using onstream, anyway I can see to cut it. And the chances of the IDE interface going obsolete anytime soon seem refreshingly small.
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