https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=211857#c12
--- Comment #12 from Mike Wells 2007-11-23 02:42:33 MST ---
I do believe Mario that the problem actually reared its ugly head in 10.0. 9.3
was the last version where we had a "working" floppy. I feared for the worst
and was actually afraid to even try my floppy in 10.3. My fears did not go
unwarranted. Same problem. Over 2 minutes to xfer a 102KB file (with stalling
most of the way).
Gentlemen; a floppy (although on the decline) is and always has been a part of
basic PC functionality. Up until just recently EVERY machine came with one.
There are certain basic functionalities that we have come to expect and also
require; video, keyboard, mouse, floppy and the ability to print. Doing without
these bare minimums (that have been in existence since the dawn of the PC) in
this day and age with relation to PC life would seem almost archaic. openSUSE
in my opinion is the finest distro available (I have been "here" since 9.1) but
when we get overly concerned with being Number 1 and donate all of our
resources and efforts to "feature rich" versus basic functionality we have lost
sight of just what all of this is about. I implore you to rethink your
priorities in the scheme of things. All the "whistles and bells" do not do any
of us a whole lot of good if we do not have the basics. As of 10.3 I am still
without a "useable" floppy. Please excuse me if I sound harsh but this is
totally unacceptable by todays standards in any PC OS.
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