>Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 02:53:09 +0900 >From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <d...@newsguy.com>
>Irrespective of all the valid reasons to allow for wiring (but not >mandate), static drive numbering is not BIOS compatible (thus, not >DOS compatible). This violates POLA. I'm at least as much against POLA violations as anyone... but the real POLA violation I see is the apparent dependence on the BIOS, since it is "controlled" by a process external to the UNIX environment. "DOS compatability" is not one of my concerns; I have difficulty imagining a universe in which it would become one. Indeed, if someone were to claim "DOS compatibility" for something, I would have no way of knowing what that was supposed to imply, since I'm nearly completely unfamiliar with DOS. (The few times I've tried to use it, I would get different results from the same actions on my part, so I gave up.) And yes, I realize that neither my experiences nor perspective may be representative of anyone else. david -- David Wolfskill UNIX System Administrator d...@whistle.com voice: (650) 577-7158 pager: (650) 371-4621 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
