--- Ric Moore <wayward4now@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 2006-10-22 at 15:51 +0930, Tim wrote: > > James Wilkinson: > > >>> Please note that /dev/hdx device names are going away in the future -- > > >>> even parallel ATA disks (IDE) will be called /dev/sdx. When this > > >>> happens, references to /dev/hdx in grub config files or /etc/fstab > > >>> will break. > > > > Tim: > > >> This seems to be a MONUMENTALLY STUPID thing to do. [snip] > > > > Jay Cliburn: > > > You should direct your complaint to the kernel developers. That's where > this > > > change comes from. > > > > While I might, eventually (depending on getting myself organised, > > figuring out how and where to do it, and checking that someone else > > hasn't already said the same thing, etc.). This was the first place > > that I heard that plan, so I replied in the same arena. And as others > > will say, it gives a chance for the thoughts to be mulled over before > > making a bug report. > > That makes a lot more sense than 20 of us half-witters whining at > developers, when one articulate envoy could be nominated from us, the > rank & filers in the cheap seats, to present a reasonable, informed and > defined question. Answers are easy to come by, once you phrase the > question correctly. That's why I would make the case, as Tim does, that > this is the correct place (I would add necessary place) to air a problem > before doing the Don Quixote thing and go tilt at the Big Dev's. I think > they would appreciate that approach. It shows a little courtesy. > > If I had their skills, I couldn't do their job. Way too much Fear & > Loathing of the approach of the unworthy, yammering with gravel in their > mouth. I'd have to find a Shiny Red Button to push. No fooling. <Think > Bikini Atoll> I think it was Net Llama that mentioned his BFG? Be > afraid. <cackles> > > Plus I agree with Tim that it would be better if we could be left in > charge of devices in a standard fashion, that doesn't change up when a > new package is installed, either on it's own or at the whim of a package > maintainer. That's Windows stuff, not Linux! I couldn't agree more! Ok, this is a distribution, but for some reason, I always thought that once some software arrived at 1.0, it was backwards compatible. Maybe such notions are quaint now. Trotter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
