Re: Of removable devices

From: Zdenek Kabelac (kabi@fi.muni.cz)
Date: Wed Feb 16 2000 - 11:22:40 EST


Khimenko Victor wrote:
>
> > As long as it runs on shitty hardware that encourages anybody to just take
> > out a floppy while it is being written to, there is no solution.
> > floppies and cds with explicit mount") with bigger one ("I've not done anything
> illegal and still Linux ruined my spreadshit/database/whatever"). Windows not
> uses serial numbers on floppies and ask you to insert "right one" back if it's
> taken out to fast but IMO such change will require more then just small rework
> of VFS (how to ask user to put disk back if said user can used X Window ?).
> To Viro: Am I wrong ?
 

Just to mention - my old Amiga was doing this 15 years ago....
What a progress :)

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  Zdenek Kabelac  http://i.am/kabi/ kabi@i.am {debian.org; fi.muni.cz}

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