If memory serves me right, Ken Smith wrote: > On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 14:41 +0000, Ken Smith wrote: >> kensmith 2007-06-15 14:41:11 UTC >> >> FreeBSD src repository >> >> Modified files: >> release/i386 fixit_crunch.conf >> Log: >> The i386 "fixit" floppy began overflowing, most likely due to the new >> gcc. Replace vi(1) with ed(1) as the editor to make the contents fit >> on a floppy again. >> >> Revision Changes Path >> 1.15 +2 -4 src/release/i386/fixit_crunch.conf > > Needing to deal with this was almost enough motivation to stop > supporting floppies for the 7.X release but I decided that was a bit too > drastic (just barely :-). > > But I think this does signal the end. Please plan around floppy support > being nuked from HEAD some time fairly shortly after RELENG_7 gets > branched (meaning no floppy support for 8.X).
Clarification: This means "no support for floppy install or fixit media". We're *not* talking about dropping support for floppy drives. Bruce.
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