Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:34:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk@MIT.EDU> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FAQ updating: software modems Message-ID: <alpine.GSO.1.10.1109221222310.882@multics.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1109201132200.53266@wonkity.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1109201132200.53266@wonkity.com>
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On Tue, 20 Sep 2011, Warren Block wrote: > Just noticed that the FAQ still says > > FreeBSD supports many software modems via add-on software. For > example, the comms/ltmdm port adds support for modems based on the > very popular Lucent LT chipsets. > > comms/ltmdm is gone, removed a year ago as unmaintained. Are there any other > software modem drivers in ports or elsewhere, or should this entry be removed > entirely? Grep-ing for 'modem' in ports/*/*/pkg-descr seems to reveal just comms/ib-kmod as providing support for modem hardware. Given that it's just the one manufacturer, and modem use is falling away with increased broadband penetration, I would not mind if the entry just went away. (But then, I was the one advocating for removing PLIP/SLIP from the handbook ...) -Ben Kaduk
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