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Date:      Wed, 29 May 2002 17:13:51 -0700
From:      "J. Mallett" <jmallett@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>
Cc:        David O'Brien <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>, Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>, John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD current users <current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Seeking OK to commit KSE MIII
Message-ID:  <20020529171351.A5586@FreeBSD.ORG>
In-Reply-To: <200205292353.g4TNrdH7063967@apollo.backplane.com>; from dillon@apollo.backplane.com on Wed, May 29, 2002 at 04:53:39PM -0700
References:  <XFMail.20020529124710.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0205291057020.12315-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> <20020529124434.A2156@dragon.nuxi.com> <200205292007.g4TK71YD062671@apollo.backplane.com> <20020529152159.A82752@FreeBSD.ORG> <200205292353.g4TNrdH7063967@apollo.backplane.com>

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* From Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>
> 
> :
> :When you make the code more readable, you introduce further diffs, and you
> :leave no reference against the original code of where the functional changes
> :are.  Either make the "base" code cleaned up by committing non-functional
> :changes first, or commit against the "base" code your functional changes,
> :and then clean it up.  Otherwise, it's a pain in the ass to sort things out.
> :
> :And for what it's worth, I'm all for readability improvements in our code, I
> :just also like to go and view diffs sometimes and try to figure out what's
> :changed.
> :
> :But I think you're also right on the rule of thumb thing, if someone does not
> :want to do this favor to everyone who might want to read diffs or annotate
> :changes to the code and get something meaningful, that's fine.  I've done it
> 
>    Oh come on, that is not what I meant at all and you know it.  What is
>    this junk about 'not wanting to do this favor to everyone'?  I never
>    said that.  I didn't even come CLOSE to saying that or infering that.
>    It is complete and utter bullshit and a severe... nay, *EXTREME* twisting
>    of what I said.

I was twisting my own words, not yours.

>    You missed the point entirely.  Go back and READ WHAT I WROTE.  I made
>    it pretty damn clear.

I was showing a parallel set of thoughts and points of my own.
-- 
J. Mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org>                    FreeBSD: The Power To Serve

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