Messages in this thread |  | | From | Hartmut Niemann <> | Subject | Re: CONFIG_RANDOM (compromise?) | Date | Mon, 3 Jun 1996 16:11:37 +0200 (MSZ) |
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Dear Lauri, you wrote: > On Fri, 24 May 1996, Martin.Dalecki wrote: > > On Fri, 24 May 1996, Herbert Rosmanith wrote: [snip] > > > all right then. I really have no need for /dev/random. Anyone else ? > > > > > Personaly I have no need for it too. > > > If we go on dropping off useless stuff there are a _lot_ of candidates > from me... > - dec alpha stuff > - mips stuff > - amiga stuff > - ide disks > - all cdroms exept scsi > - ftape > I DONT NEED THEM so ergo they are useless. :) > > Lauri Tischler Network Admin -- email = ltischler@efore.fi -- > EFORE Oy > P.O. Box 61 02211 Espoo High Quality Switching Power Supplies > FINLAND for Telecom, Medical, Automation and Defence > > but you missed one point here. Having to download it is one thing, having to compile it another, having it in the kernel memory a third, having to run it a fourth.
(1) As what you mentioned is in the kernel distrib, this has now close to 4 disks - well, I don't mind too much. (2) I never tried to compile the DEC stuff (3) I threw away all CDrom support I don't need - it's optional, so I said NO!
(4) Can't we make /dev/random an option for those who need it? Just like IPX and IP filtering stuff my standalone LINUX box will never need?
BTW: even parallel printer support is an option, and it is turned off by default ;-)
+--+ Hartmut
-- Hartmut Niemann niemann@cip.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de Zum Aussichtsturm 18 D-91080 Marloffstein
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