From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S964990AbWA3VCT (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:02:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S964991AbWA3VCT (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:02:19 -0500 Received: from prgy-npn2.prodigy.com ([207.115.54.38]:37348 "EHLO oddball.prodigy.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964990AbWA3VCS (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:02:18 -0500 Message-ID: <43DE7EF7.7080108@tmr.com> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:02:47 -0500 From: Bill Davidsen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050920 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Joerg Schilling CC: mrmacman_g4@mac.com, matthias.andree@gmx.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, acahalan@gmail.com, "unlisted-recipients:; "@pop3.mail.demon.net Subject: Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest) References: <787b0d920601241858w375a42efnc780f74b5c05e5d0@mail.gmail.com> <43D7A7F4.nailDE92K7TJI@burner> <8614E822-9ED1-4CB1-B8F0-7571D1A7767E@mac.com> <43D7B1E7.nailDFJ9MUZ5G@burner> <20060125230850.GA2137@merlin.emma.line.org> <43D8C04F.nailE1C2X9KNC@burner> <20060126161028.GA8099@suse.cz> <43DA2E79.nailFM911AZXH@burner> <43DA4DDA.7070509@superbug.co.uk> <43DDFBFF.nail16Z3N3C0M@burner> In-Reply-To: <43DDFBFF.nail16Z3N3C0M@burner> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Cdrecord is a program that needs to be able to send any SCSI command as > it needs to be able to add new vendor unique commands for new drive/feature > support. On this we do agree, drive vendors seem to add every new feature with a vendor code. Some are NOT required to write CD, but some are needed to write "better" CDs, for some definition of better which could mean faster, more reliable, special modes, etc. -- -bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com) "The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the last possible moment - but no longer" -me