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Linux 7.2 Drops Ancient PROFIBUS Driver: Ported From SCO Unix In 1998, Unused For Years
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Guess it's time to use the Atari now
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2026
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oh no! Now I can't use my....... one moment.
I can't even find a device to complete the joke.
Oh no, I can't use my applicon™ PCI2000PFB fieldbus network interface card.
oh, duh, how could I forget about my applicon™ PCI2000PFB fieldbus network interface card. I use it every single day!
PROFIBUS is the Process Field Bus as a digital communication protocol commonly used for industrial automation. [..] This driver hasn't seen much activity since the Linux 2.1~2.2 days.
This is probably still uses somewhere. Industrial systems have longer lifetime than personal computers.
Those systems probably use older kernels, and vendors can volonteer if they want to maintain the driver. If no vendor do, then removing the driver seems reasonable.
Oh it absolutely is still in use, I've seen it myself.
I feel bad for thinking stuff like this is interesting.
Don't