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Date:      Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:46:30 -0700
From:      "Bruce A. Mah" <bmah@freebsd.org>
To:        Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU>
Cc:        cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Ken Smith <kensmith@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/release/i386 fixit_crunch.conf
Message-ID:  <4672B456.7090109@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <1181918882.30616.22.camel@opus.cse.buffalo.edu>
References:  <200706151441.l5FEfCO5092414@repoman.freebsd.org> <1181918882.30616.22.camel@opus.cse.buffalo.edu>

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If memory serves me right, Ken Smith wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 14:41 +0000, Ken Smith wrote:
>> kensmith    2007-06-15 14:41:11 UTC
>>
>>   FreeBSD src repository
>>
>>   Modified files:
>>     release/i386         fixit_crunch.conf=20
>>   Log:
>>   The i386 "fixit" floppy began overflowing, most likely due to the ne=
w
>>   gcc.  Replace vi(1) with ed(1) as the editor to make the contents fi=
t
>>   on a floppy again.
>>  =20
>>   Revision  Changes    Path
>>   1.15      +2 -4      src/release/i386/fixit_crunch.conf
>=20
> Needing to deal with this was almost enough motivation to stop
> supporting floppies for the 7.X release but I decided that was a bit to=
o
> drastic (just barely :-).
>=20
> But I think this does signal the end.  Please plan around floppy suppor=
t
> being nuked from HEAD some time fairly shortly after RELENG_7 gets
> branched (meaning no floppy support for 8.X).

Clarification:  This means "no support for floppy install or fixit
media".  We're *not* talking about dropping support for floppy drives.

Bruce.




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