On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 09:30:43AM +0100, Christoph P. Kukulies wrote: > Just a question. Maybe it isn't true but to me it seems there > is still this duality between ttyd and cuad serial devices. > > Why is that? I'm just asking because someone I was talking with > about modems an comm programs was 'criticising' this fact > in FreeBSD "while other systems long have abandoned this dualism"?
Because modems are still used for dial-in and dial-out. tty handing out to getty and cua to the dial out process. Moreover this handling was recently added for usb serials under -current. If other systems loose features - well it's their problem. -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
