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From: adrian@rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk (Adrian Hall)
Subject: Re: New kernel on rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk
Organization: The IBM PC User Group, UK.
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 18:24:25 GMT
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rivers@ponds.uucp (Thomas David Rivers) writes:
> 
> Well, enough requests, etc... have been posted recently to warrant
> (at least in my opinion) a repost of this driver.
> 
> Finally, we need to provide a *fixed* major # for the printer - I'm
> getting tired of moving it around for every new driver that comes up...
> 
> Currently mine is set to 16.

This driver is now currently set up as major device 16 in the kernel
on rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk.

Anyone think there is a call for a central "person" who gives out
major device numbers to those developing device drivers?

	Adrian
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