Re: vpd driver never mfc'd

From: Geoff Buckingham (geoffb_at_chuggalug.clues.com)
Date: 05/21/04

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To: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>

    On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 04:58:07PM -0800, Doug White wrote:
    > On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, Geoff Buckingham wrote:
    >
    > >
    > > Is there a technical obstical that is preventing the vpd (Vital Product Data)
    > > driver getting MFC'd?
    > >
    > > It is very usefull for working out which IBM server/laptop you are running on.
    > >
    > > I am quite willing to come up with a local hack to get it working, but suspect
    > > it has just been forgotten.
    >
    > PR reference?
    >
    Sorry i did not realise I had to raise a PR to ask a question

    http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=i386/67011

    however there seem to be no obsticles and i have it working locally
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