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[[!meta title="The Attic Museum"]] |
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Over time, several kernel components were removed from NetBSD, often because |
Over time, several kernel components were removed from NetBSD, often because |
they were poorly written, and too hard to maintain. |
they were too hard to maintain, not always functional, and because the features |
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they implemented were not particularly wanted anymore. |
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This page provides a list of these removed components, with references to the |
This page provides a list of these removed components, with references to the |
original code. |
original code. |
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Only the features that were not superseded are listed. |
Only the features that were not superseded are listed. |
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Each component used to be maintained and functional, but over time became |
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broken because of lack of interest and inability to test changes, especially |
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on old hardware and ABIs. An estimation is provided of the NetBSD release |
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believed to have had the most functional version of each feature, before the |
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feature started deprecating. Note that this estimation may not be totally |
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accurate. |
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[[!table data=""" |
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Component |Category |Removed Since |References |
Component |Category |Removed Since |Most Functional Version |References |
vm86 |x86 CPU Mode |08/2017 |Many, was widespread, not reinstatable |
vm86 |x86 CPU Mode |08/2017 |NetBSD 7 |Many, was widespread, not reinstatable |
n8 |Driver |08/2018 |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/08/08/msg097370.html) |
ipkdb |Remote Debugger |07/2018 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/07/15/msg096801.html) |
ndis |Network Driver |08/2018 |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/08/25/msg097796.html) |
n8 |Device Driver |08/2018 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/08/08/msg097370.html) |
midway |Network Driver |09/2018 |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/06/msg098894.html) |
ndis |Network Driver |08/2018 | |[Userland Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/08/25/msg097800.html), [Kernel Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/08/25/msg097796.html) |
natm |Network Protocol |09/2018 |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/06/msg098895.html) |
midway |Network Driver |09/2018 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/06/msg098894.html) |
daic |Network Driver |09/2018 |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/19/msg099271.html) |
natm |Network Protocol |09/2018 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/06/msg098895.html) |
iavc |Network Driver |09/2018 |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/21/msg099322.html) |
daic |Network Driver |09/2018 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/19/msg099271.html) |
ifpci |Network Driver |09/2018 |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/22/msg099341.html) |
iavc |Network Driver |09/2018 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/21/msg099322.html) |
ifritz |Network Driver |09/2018 |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/22/msg099344.html) |
ifpci |Network Driver |09/2018 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/22/msg099341.html) |
iwic |Network Driver |09/2018 |[Commit](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/22/msg099345.html) |
ifritz |Network Driver |09/2018 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/22/msg099344.html) |
isic |Network Driver |09/2018 |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/22/msg099351.html) |
iwic |Network Driver |09/2018 | |[Commit](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/22/msg099345.html) |
isdn |Network Protocol |09/2018 |[Userland Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/23/msg099370.html), [Kernel Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/23/msg099381.html) |
isic |Network Driver |09/2018 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/22/msg099351.html) |
lmc |Network Driver |12/2018 |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/12/12/msg101368.html) |
isdn |Network Protocol |09/2018 | |[Userland Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/23/msg099370.html), [Kernel Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/09/23/msg099381.html) |
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lmc |Network Driver |12/2018 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/12/12/msg101368.html) |
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compat_svr4 |Compatibility Layer |12/2018 |NetBSD 4 |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/12/19/msg101565.html) |
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compat_ibcs2 |Compatibility Layer |12/2018 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2018/12/29/msg101841.html) |
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satlink |Device Driver |01/2019 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2019/01/27/msg102772.html) |
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compat_osf1 |Compatibility Layer |03/2019 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2019/03/25/msg104511.html) |
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uyurex |Device Driver |01/2020 | |[Commit](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2020/01/17/msg112930.html) |
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strip |Network Driver |01/2020 | |[Commit](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2020/01/19/msg113009.html) |
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esh |Network Driver |01/2020 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2020/01/19/msg113013.html) |
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HIPPI |Network Protocol |01/2020 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2020/01/19/msg113013.html) |
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de |Network Driver |01/2020 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2020/01/19/msg113030.html) |
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Token Ring |Network Protocol |01/2020 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2020/01/19/msg113037.html) |
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tr |Network Driver |01/2020 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2020/01/19/msg113037.html) |
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filemon |Pseudo Device |01/2020 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2020/01/19/msg113041.html) |
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FDDI |Network Protocol |01/2020 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2020/01/20/msg113058.html) |
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fpa |Network Driver |01/2020 | |[Commit](https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2020/01/20/msg113058.html) |
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urio |Device Driver |01/2020 | |[Commit](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2020/01/29/msg113476.html) |
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uyap |Device Driver |05/2020 | |[Commit](http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2020/05/16/msg117393.html) |
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