Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)

From: D. Hazelton
Date: Tue Feb 21 2006 - 18:46:35 EST


On Tuesday 21 February 2006 04:55, Joerg Schilling wrote:
> "D. Hazelton" <dhazelton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Don't even start. In a private exchange you stated that you had been
> > thinking of mapping ATA/ATAPI devices into a "middle" bus slot to remove
> > the need for the "ATA" and "ATAPI" host identifiers and to allow libscg
> > to scan the ATA/ATAPI bus at the same time it scans the SCSI bus on Linux
> > systems.
> >
> > I asked about using the numbers provided by Linux - ie. /dev/hda = 6,3,0
> > - and you said it was wrong and not useful. I've since asked you in
> > another private mail if you have another solution I could code into the
> > patch and don't expect a reply until tomorrow.
>
> And I explained you why this is inapropriate. So what is your peoblem?

And I asked if _you_ had a solution that I could then implement. Apparently
you are no intelligent enough, or have your head too far up your ass, to
understand a simple question. Goodbye, Joerg - you are now in my killfile.

DRH
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