> >> In a few days time the wd driver will be retired from FreeBSDs
> >> i386 architecture.
> >
> >Given that the ATA driver just went active a few minutes ago, I think a
> >period of shakeout time would be called for. I think that time should
> >be longer than a few days, and should be in 4.0, and then retired in
> >4.1.
>
> The ata driver has been available for you and other to test for a long
> time.
And your point is? I'm a user, not a developer. If I wanted to be a
developer, I'd have written my own device driver. I want to *USE*
FreeBSD, not develop it.
It's been considered 'alpha quality' until a couple of days ago. I
wouldn't install beta software on any of my systems, and now you're
telling me that in order to use FreeBSD, I have to become a beta-tester,
since it may/may not work on my systems.
> 4.0-REL is still some time away, so if you are quick you can still
> give it a good shakeout and have any bugs you find fixed before
> 4.0-RELEASE.
So, again, who are our customers here? A bunch of developers who enjoy
beta-testing other people's code, or people who want to *USE* FreeBSD?
Nate
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