Subject: Removing /dev/beep
To: None <port-acorn32@netbsd.org>
From: Ben Harris <bjh21@NetBSD.org>
List: port-acorn32
Date: 01/18/2004 15:11:22
If I were to kill the "beep" device, would anyone care?  As far as I can
see, its only benefit is that it's smaller than audiobell+audio+vidcaudio.
It also has a device interface at /dev/beep, but it's not like that
behaves as "documented" or anything.  I think people who really want small
kernels aren't really going to want to spend 5 KB on a console bell
anyway.

If no-one raises a fuss, I'll have it quietly shot next weekend.

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Ben Harris                                                   <bjh21@NetBSD.org>
Portmaster, NetBSD/acorn26           <URL:http://www.NetBSD.org/Ports/acorn26/>