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Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 20:14:15 +0100
From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no>
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        jbryant@unix.tfs.net, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: merging win95 and nt filesystem changes into msdosfs
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On Wed, Feb 11, 1998 at 01:01:52PM -0500, John S. Dyson wrote:
> Terry is bright, and probably brighter than me (so he is brighter than
> dim :-)).  That doesn't mean that DG, PHK, BDE or me can accept his
> changes without review by at least a trusted third-party.  My bread
> and butter is based upon FreeBSD existing, and I just don't have the
> time to do Terry's stuff justice.
> 
> Perhaps we need an organized effort (even including Kirk in on this)
> to make sure that Terry's changes are indeed fixing the problems,
> and not just trading one set for another.  I do know about the kind
> of subtile breakage that can occur when working on a critical subsystem
> (e.g. VM or even parts of the VFS system), and we need to move forward,
> but oh so carefully...

Have anybody checked how much it would cost to pay McKusick
consultancy fees to review and commit (if viable) Terrys changes?

Would this be a solution you'd allow if monetary feasible, David?

Eivind.

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