Re: CDROM is and isn't mounted
Jens Axboe (axboe@image.dk)
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 00:28:25 +0200
On Tue, Oct 05 1999, Robert K. Nelson wrote:
> > The problem with fixing the symptom here (and in other cases) is
> > that then the real bug rarely gets fixed. As has been said more
> > than one time here today, tell vmware about the bug or reproduce
> > it without vmware loaded and send me a way to do so.
>
> This is a difference in our definition of robustness and is not subject
> to resolution here. To me robustness means working or recovering (if
> possible) even when someone else does something wrong. If, instead,
> your definition is working well when everyone plays by the rules, then
> there is nothing to be fixed here.
There's no difference, I agree. The problem is that if the problem
is caused by VMWare, they really should be the ones fixing it.
Granted, the cd driver should not fall down anyway.
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* Jens Axboe <axboe@image.dk>
* Linux CD-ROM Maintainer
* http://www.kernel.dk
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