From: Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>
To: wrlk@riede.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] remove obsolete onstream support from ide-tape in 2.6.3-rc3
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 15:32:14 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040215153214.002dcc9a.pj@sgi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040215221108.GA4957@serve.riede.org>
And another obsolete tape drive goes on my vintage shelf.
Willem - I notice off SourceForge a note:
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=333748
Posted By: wriede
Date: 2003-12-01 16:24
Summary: osst, the Linux OnStream Tape driver now avalable on sf.net
Following the unfortunate bankruptcy of OnStream, I have now completed
the migration of the osst CVS repository, web site and mailing list to
SourceForge.
Willem Riede,
osst maintainer.
How does this relate to your removal of onstream from 2.6? I'm guessing
that you are maintaining onstream in 2.4, but not in 2.6 or beyond. But
that's just a guess.
With onstream tape cartridges selling for (another guess - can't
actually _find_ any for sale anymore) at $4/Gbyte, and IDE drives at
under $1/Gbyte, using removable drives for backup makes more sense than
using onstream, anyway I can see to cut it. And the chances of the IDE
interface going obsolete anytime soon seem refreshingly small.
--
I won't rest till it's the best ...
Programmer, Linux Scalability
Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com> 1.650.933.1373
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-02-15 23:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-02-15 22:11 [PATCH] remove obsolete onstream support from ide-tape in 2.6.3-rc3 Willem Riede
2004-02-15 23:32 ` Paul Jackson [this message]
2004-02-15 23:47 ` Willem Riede
2004-02-16 1:08 ` Paul Jackson
2004-02-17 0:15 ` bill davidsen
2004-02-17 10:13 ` Paul Jackson
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