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    DateThu, 22 Jul 2004 09:45:39 +0200 (MEST)
    From"Svetoslav Slavtchev" <>
    SubjectNew dev model (was [PATCH] delete devfs)
    Hi,
    sorry for the scrumbled reply as i'm not
    subscribed to the list.
    
    Mandrake is using devfs as default way to manage
    devices ever since it included the 2.4.0-test kernels
    and is currently near freeze for the next release 10.1
    which will be probably based on 2.6.8 kernel still using
    devfs. 
    The current state of udev in Mandrake is pretty useless, 
    none made attempts to integrate udev as replacement 
    of devfs. Yes there is a binary package of udev,
    but technically it's as if it's missing. udev
    is mostly working, but ....
    the entire distro is not aware of it existence
    udev is not supported by init scripts, mkinitrd
    the distro's tools for configuration
    if you really decide to drop devfs so soon,
    i guess the only choice for the next Mandrake release
    would be to revert the patch or stay with an older kernel
    
    best,
    
    svetljo
    
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