Thanks, I've forwarded a copy to the list, but given that there were zero non-spam messages in 2016, only three legitimate messages (that no one answered) in 2015, and zero in 2014, 2013, and 2012, I think it's safe to say there are no users.
-- Brooks On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 12:38:21PM +0000, hartmut.bra...@dlr.de wrote: > Hi, > > there is a freebsd-atm mailing list (at least there used to be). Should have > been sent there too. > > On the topic: I'd say: remove it. As the one who wrote/refactored much of > that stuff I get approximately one support request per year. The problem is, > that I can't really help, since while I have all of that equipment still > available, I don't have any time to do anything with it. So the entire ATM > stack is basically unsupported. > > harti@ > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-...@freebsd.org] On > Behalf Of Brooks Davis > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 2:33 AM > To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; freebsd-...@freebsd.org > Subject: Calling ATM NIC users: en(4), fatm(4), hatm(4), patm(4) > > Our current ATM stack supports a small number of NICs that were current in > the late 90s[0]. None of them have been manufactured in a long time and > while you can buy hatm(4) devices on e-bay, it's increasingly difficult to > find a motherboard that will accept them. > > I'd like to propose removing support for these NICs along with the remaining > ATM stack in FreeBSD 12. This will give any existing users a supported OS > until at least September 30, 2021 per our published EOL date for FreeBSD 11. > > Would removal on this schedule cause you realistic hardship? If so, please > let us know. > > -- Brooks > > [0] 1997 press release for the most advanced ATM NIC we support > http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fore-systems-introduces-industrys-most-advanced-atm-adapter-for-enterprise-networking-77407267.html >
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