Re: CD writing in future Linux (stirring up a hornets' nest)

From: Joerg Schilling
Date: Fri Feb 10 2006 - 08:03:37 EST


"D. Hazelton" <dhazelton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> And does cdrecord even need libscg anymore? From having actually gone through
> your code, Joerg, I can tell you that it does serve a larger purpose. But at
> this point I have to ask - besides cdrecord and a few other _COMPACT_ _DISC_
> writing programs, does _ANYONE_ use libscg? Is it ever used to access any
> other devices that are either SCSI or use a SCSI command protocol (like
> ATAPI)? My point there is that you have a wonderful library, but despite
> your wishes, there is no proof that it is ever used for anything except
> writing/ripping CD's.

Name a single program (not using libscg) that implements user space SCSI and runs
on as many platforms as cdrecord/libscg does.

Jörg

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