Re: burncd(8) usability: why `-s max' isn't default?

Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:
> 
>> Maxim Sobolev <sobomax_at_portaone.com> writes:
>>
>>> I wonder if there are any compelling reasons why `-s max' is not
>>> default behaviour of burncd(8). IMHO, there is no point to have
>>> default of 4. Usually, today's drives are smart enough to select the
>>> maximum speed supported both by drive and by the medium.
>>
>> Plenty of drives aren't, especially with cheap media.
> 
> Do you have any evidence?
> 
> I know what I am talking about. We are working on the mass-product based 
> on FreeBSD. This product will have to burn data CDs. We have tried 
> compatibility of various media with `-s max', including very cheap ones 
> and have never seen any corruption due to speed mismatch. Virtually all 
> media available on the market today has a special track, which records 
> its speed rating and manufacturer.

If you know what you are talking about, and is in the process of making a
FreeBSD product, I'm sure you also know how to patch FreeBSD to do what
you want for that product.

For the "free" version of FreeBSD I'd prefer we stick to what we have, there
are way too many crappy burners/media out there that will produce bad results,
and that translates into mails in my inbox with complaints that I can easily
live without....

-Søren