Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 09:48:42 -0700 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Stefan Bethke <stb@lassitu.de> Cc: freebsd-current Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: AppleTalk status Message-ID: <4BFBFF6A.1090807@elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <7DB9656A-44DF-4A37-B9A4-652451234FEE@lassitu.de> References: <7DB9656A-44DF-4A37-B9A4-652451234FEE@lassitu.de>
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On 5/25/10 4:25 AM, Stefan Bethke wrote: > Hi, > > I'm working on updating net/netatalk to version 2.1 (or 2.1.1 when > that comes out the next couple of days), and I'm wondering what > state AppleTalk support is in these days. Is anybody still using > it, or would now be the time to make all AppleTalk support in that > port optional, and just focus on the file server component? > > I haven't used AppleTalk for at least eight years now, and I don't > quite see which setting it still would be used in nowadays... I did the original port to freeBSD (from a netbsd port from memory) I haven't checked recently but it was used by several companies running legacy stuff in some industrial control situations. In any case it's good having a working example of another protocol as the world is getting a bit too focused on IP these days and having a different protocol in the sources keeps us honest. > Thanks, > Stefan >
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