linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] econet: remove ancient bug ridden protocol

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Message-ID: <20120518042301.GA723@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Fri, 18 May 2012 05:23:01 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	John Calixto <john.calixto@...systems.com>,
	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] econet: remove ancient bug ridden protocol

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.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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