floppy support

Jon Ciesla limb at jcomserv.net
Mon Aug 29 15:31:09 UTC 2011


> Jos Vos wrote:
>> We just have to wait till people come up with the argument that serial
>> or parallel ports don't exist anymore.
>
> No. You're making an apples to orange comparison. Just like Jon has done
> this whole thread.
>
> This bike shedding as gone on long enough.

Playing devil's advocate != bikeshedding.  But, I agree that this
discussion is aging rapidly.

> Remove ddate. Karel, you're upstream. Do it.
>
Now *this* makes sense.  I never advocated ddate being preserved in lucite
forevermore.  I just wanted a sane reason to deviate from upstream.  if
upstream drops it, the point is moot, and I think that's fine.

> P.S. Your argument will be moot when the kernel drops the floppy module.

Is there actually a plan for this to happen?  Curious, not arguing here.

-J
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