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Date:      Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:07:38 +0100
From:      Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
To:        "[LoN]Kamikaze" <LoN_Kamikaze@gmx.de>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: devfs doesn't set access rights
Message-ID:  <20051214000738.GB30810@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <439F59E8.9050505@gmx.de>
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On Wed, Dec 14, 2005 at 12:31:52AM +0100, [LoN]Kamikaze wrote:
> I agree that a more flexible approach is generally better, but since
> it's not necessary I don't want to create an extra entry in my
> /etc/usbd.conf (one more file to worry about during mergemaster).

IIRC, usbd is/will be deprecated in favor of devd.
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> Thus I think the best solution would be to dump devfs.conf and
> /etc/rc.d/devfs entirely (or leave it optional for backwards
> compatibility) and give devfs the ability to create links.

Yeah, I agree that would be best. I'd be willing to look into that, but
not before mid-januari.

> I have a dislike for inconsistent solutions and I think most people here
> share this dislike. It's just what happens when software grows. Sooner
> or later you get to the point where you should throw away 80% of what's
> there and turn the rest into something that does what needs to be done.

Well, an adequate solution now always beats a perfect solution later. :-)
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Roland
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