On 2013-03-14 14:59 (GMT-0300) Cristian Rodríguez composed:
It is a really annoying considering that no one sane will ever use a floppy drive anymore. kernel-desktop should probably just ship with this thing disabled.
One need not be sane to run openSUSE on a PC. :-) More than 75% of the PCs I run Linux on have working floppy drives, including the two I run 24/7. They probably get used more often than the OM drives. I most often use them to save logs from failed test (Cauldron/Cooker/Factory/Rawhide) installations, and for booting DOS, like to upgrade a BIOS, diagnose a possible HD failure, or initialize a virgin HD. USB is a nuisance because the media provide no room to write anything useful on. If it fits a floppy, that's what I use instead of USB, assuming no available network. Besides all that, I have lots of floppies in boxes made to fit and store. Sticks have to be bought, and have non-uniform storage needs. :-p -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org