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From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] econet: remove ancient bug ridden protocol
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 05:23:01 +0100
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On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 08:59:51PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:

> The ancient Econet protocol should go. Most of the bug fixes in recent
> years have been fixing security vulnerabilities. The hardware hasn't
> been made since 1981, it is only interesting as an archeological curiosity.

Pedantry - the hardware was introduced in 1981, it was still being made 
into at least the 90s. Still probably time for it to die, though.

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Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org