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Date:      Mon, 11 Jan 1999 09:49:14 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Jeremy Lea <reg@shale.csir.co.za>
Cc:        Nik Clayton <nik@nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk>, Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>, committers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: sysctl descriptions 
Message-ID:  <199901111749.JAA92509@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 11 Jan 1999 15:05:17 %2B0200." <19990111150517.B3187@shale.csir.co.za> 

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> <WARNING type="wild idea">
> Instead of having /boot, why not have /_KERNEL_?  One directory per kernel
> config file, named after the config file, and will all of the stuff built
> for that kernel. eg:

Because 99.9% of the userbase have and want exactly one kernel, and 
couldn't give a rat's ass about support for more than one.  We need to 
support the concept so that developers don't go ballistic, but it's not 
something that calls for that sort of mess.

-- 
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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\  end it's only with yourself.  \\  msmith@cdrom.com



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