Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 23:26:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD <freebsd@XtremeDev.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE as dialup server w/ pppd 2.3.5 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009262323370.30574-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009261721150.82007-100000@Amber.XtremeDev.com>
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On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, FreeBSD wrote:
> Quick questions: 1. Why is base still using pppd version 2.3.5? Seem
> rather stale. I'm not bashing FreeBSD on this, I understand if I want
> it updated I would do better sending in a patch. I'm just curious,
> incase there might be a very valid reason why it's still at 2.3.5
> (ie., security reasons etc)
Basically, no-one seems to use it much any more, or if any of the
committers still do then theyre not motivated to update it. ppp(8) is
arguably better in most ways, although it doesnt run in the kernel and so
the latency may not be quite as deterministic. In reality however this is
undetectable.
Kris
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