>This interacts poorly with the no-rewind tape device, which sets
>"prevent media removal" on open(), and leaves it set on close, as this
>sequence (which works with other changers i'm familiar with):

Oh good, I wasn't the only one who got bit by this :-)

Yes, please, fix this behavior; I guess I can understand the reason,
but I don't think anyone else does this, and it does get in the way.

--Ken