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SubjectRe: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)
On 02/08/06 05:32:38PM +0100, Joerg Schilling wrote:
> "Jim Crilly" <jim@why.dont.jablowme.net> wrote:
>
> > On 02/08/06 02:27:41PM +0100, Joerg Schilling wrote:
> > > "Jim Crilly" <jim@why.dont.jablowme.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > All you've explained is that using SCSI ID for device names is the way
> > > > you want cdrecord to work, not why it's infinitely better than using real
> > > > device names like every other userland program on every OS in existance.
> > >
> > > I did many times, but people don't seem to listen.
> >
> > But you've never answered the question as to why every other userland
> > program on every OS uses device names when cdrecord insists on using SCSI
> > IDs. Do you really think mount, fsck, tar, etc are broken because they let
> > the user use device names that they're accustomed to like /dev/c0t0d0s0? If
> > so, I look forward to the day that you try to patch OpenSolaris' userland
> > to work like cdrecord.
>
> You just verify that you don't listen...

Yes, I have been listening and I haven't seen you list one reason why
cdrecord absolutely has to use SCSI IDs when fsck can get away with using
/dev/blah just fine.

> I did answer this many times and I will not repeat it another time.
>
> Note that you are of course wrong with your statement on other CD/DVD writing
> software.

And of course you won't tell me exactly what I'm wrong about and/or point
me to some proof because then you might actually come off as helpful.

> What you like to see does not work at all on MS-WIN.

That's not my problem, but I would assume that Windows users would also
rather use a meaningful name like dev=D: instead of some random SCSI ID.

Jim.
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