Poul-Henning Kamp f080d33b66 Retire the "-N" and "-W" options which implemented write-protection
for the disklabel:  This facility is OBE.

First of all, we cannot sensibly implement this in a properly stacked
environment.

Second, if we did, it would confuse the heck out of users who
wouldn't be able to "start from scratch" by dd(8)'ing /dev/zero
onto /dev/da0.

Third, the offered protection is not comprehensive: no other software
would respect it.

Fourth and finally, the disklabel is already protected against
tampering if it controls open partitions.

Uselessness of these options discussed with:	peter
2003-01-26 11:11:19 +00:00
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