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Rahul Sundaram wrote: | On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 20:24:36 -0700, Kevin Fries <kevin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: | |>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- |>Hash: SHA1 |> |>Any ETA on when udev is going to be ready for prime time? | | | it already is. its the default for many distros including fedora, | mandrake, gentoo and so on | | And, any | |>clue why Fedora insists on relying on a program that does not f*(&%ing |>work!!!! | | | it does work. if you have bugs file them. if any program with bugs has | to be excluded we would be left with nothing to ship. devfs has no | maintainer and known bugs and is scheduled for removing july 2005.
Sorry but it does not work. I have filed bugs in bugzilla before (related to the same problem with flash sticks not working), and they keep trying to consolodate them into the existing bugs. The developers know about the problems, and keep trying to close the tickets. The problem is that this package just does not work correctly, and I am thouroughly convinced that the developers are stumpped as to why.
The real bitch in all of this is that I am trying hard to eliminate Windows in our workplace, and this incident set us way back. Because Linux will not talk to a basic scanner, I just got "schooled" on why Linux is imappropriate for all business use. Everyone in the forum knows that this is crap, but we are talking about business not technical people making the final decision (account not me writes the checks). This is why beta (and udev is late alpha early beta stage) software should not be in a stable distro tree!!!! This is business 101 people. ~ How can we battle the Microsofting of our networks, with all its security nightmares, if we can not offer an alternative that can talk to a basic scanner, webcam (for video conferencing), etc?
| | devfs is a bad alternative for above mentioned reasons. file bugs in | bugzilla.redhat.com against udev |
Further reason this was a bad decision. Don't make the step forward until you know the ground can hold your weight, or you just might find yourself in a freefall.
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