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Date:      Wed, 4 Jul 2001 07:36:36 +0200
From:      "Steve O'Hara-Smith" <steveo@eircom.net>
To:        Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
Cc:        andyf@speednet.com.au, roam@orbitel.bg, sos@freebsd.dk, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: wd discontinued?  Was: Re: IBM Netfinity 5000 Problem (ATA Driver Bug)
Message-ID:  <20010704073636.1baf907b.steveo@eircom.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010704003342.A2022@freebie.xs4all.nl>
References:  <20010703130412.F28604@ringworld.oblivion.bg> <Pine.BSF.4.33.0107040818090.26538-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au> <20010704003342.A2022@freebie.xs4all.nl>

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On Wed, 4 Jul 2001 00:33:42 +0200
Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> wrote:

WB> On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 08:30:45AM +1000, Andy Farkas wrote:
WB> > On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Peter Pentchev wrote:

WB> If you did not notice you have not followed the discussions on -hackers.

	Since when was -hackers required reading for tracking -stable. Personally
I've been using the ata code for a long time and I don't need the wd code and didn't
notice it going. But a HEADS UP on -stable would IMHO have been in order before
removing it.

WB> > What about this quote from the ata author:
WB> > 
WB> > "The wd driver is only removed from current, so you will still
WB> > be able to follow 4.x..."

	Especially given this.

WB> Inquiring minds should have followed the discussions that have been on
WB> the mailing lists... 

	-hackers is *not* where I expect to find news about STABLE.

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