Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 20:32:38 -0500 (CDT) From: Jim Bryant <jbryant@argus> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: question about X.25 drivers Message-ID: <199704150132.UAA09780@argus> In-Reply-To: <199704142040.NAA19292@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Apr 14, 97 01:40:40 pm
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> > Seriously, the biggest reason things "rot" in FreeBSD is that nobody
> > is actively maintaining them. If you want to take on X.25 both
> > now and for the forseeable future, I see no problem with resurrecting
> > it.
>
> Actually, it's because there is no responsibility to enforce somone
> changing an interface being responsible for changing all consumers of
> that interface.
>
> Again, the existing X.25 code did not change, FreeBSD did. It is not
> the code which is unusable by FreeBSD, it is FreeBSD which i incapable
> of using the code.
>
> Engaging in finger pointing at static code sucks...
Regardless, I have agreed to at least implement AX.25, which in itself
is a strange beast... But, then I have the capabilities to test the
implementation for functionality... I cannot test pure X.25, as I have
nothing that uses it.
until i see the state of the existing code, i have no idea whether i
will revive the netccitt stuff and merge AX.25 in, and at least get
AX.25 working or just use bits and pieces for a new driver...
hopefully the netccitt is in a state where i can just merge :^)
anyhow, kernel level ip encapsulation is the ultimate goal, but just
getting the [A]X.25 stuff working is the stepping stone...
>
> Regards,
> Terry Lambert
> terry@lambert.org
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Be glad that Herr Dole didn't get a chance to impose Kansas-style
taxation on everyone... Next year, they'll probably levy a shoe tax
on the annual personal transportational property tax here in Kansas...
Gawd I miss the "no state income tax" policies of Texas...
jim
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