On 12.07.2018 20:10, Jason Thorpe wrote: > Hey folks -- > > I think it's time to retire some of the ancient network pseudo-interfaces that still linger in our tree. Specifically, strip and sl. > > -- strip -- Starmode Radio IP -- this was an operation mode of the Metricom Ricochet radios back in the mid-to-late-90s. Metricom is no longer around, and I seriously doubt anyone is using these radios anymore. (I tossed mine in an e-recycling bin many years ago.) > > -- sl -- SLIP, or Serial Line IP -- This was ancient and crufty even in the 90s, as it had been obsoleted even then by PPP over serial lines. I think the main users of SLIP on NetBSD were folks with pc532s (you could count the number of those people on one hand) as those systems had only serial lines[*] for communicating to the outside world ([*] Well, technically, I think a few people might have had a Cabletron SCSI-to-Ethernet interface, but that only reinforces my point :-) In any case, pc532 has been relegated to the Attic, and I think SLIP should be, as well. > > Thoughts? > > -- thorpej > sl might be useful on unuseful hardware. I've noted interest in sl around users for the last time like 2 years ago. strip I would keep it around as it's harmless.
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