Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 22:05:58 -0800 From: Xin Li <delphij@delphij.net> To: Josh Paetzel <jpaetzel@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: open-vm-tools in base Message-ID: <f129ef6e-f582-6627-4363-ecb8b6c61d55@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <c37ff1cc-94fc-4a75-aa97-938d6d24db0c@www.fastmail.com> References: <202001102021.00AKLxjW001994@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> <c37ff1cc-94fc-4a75-aa97-938d6d24db0c@www.fastmail.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --Zm4GutCI1Urslcpobs5YeavuxV3iruIzO Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="RY95IIogBW3ZfU44cOPibVZxmToci31Pj"; protected-headers="v1" From: Xin Li <delphij@delphij.net> Reply-To: d@delphij.net To: Josh Paetzel <jpaetzel@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <f129ef6e-f582-6627-4363-ecb8b6c61d55@delphij.net> Subject: Re: open-vm-tools in base References: <202001102021.00AKLxjW001994@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> <c37ff1cc-94fc-4a75-aa97-938d6d24db0c@www.fastmail.com> In-Reply-To: <c37ff1cc-94fc-4a75-aa97-938d6d24db0c@www.fastmail.com> --RY95IIogBW3ZfU44cOPibVZxmToci31Pj Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable (picking one email for reply) On 1/10/20 12:56 PM, Josh Paetzel wrote: >> And for pespective I run a lot of ESXi and FreeBSD guests... so any >> bias I might have is in the wrong direction :-) >>=20 >=20 > ...things would be a lot more convenient for people who run > virtualized FreeBSD instances. This would Just Work (TM) and who > doesn't love changes that move us closer to a "Just Works out of the > box" state? I think the main concern is that it would be harder to deliver a fix or update the code with FreeBSD Security Update procedure. Fortunately (but I might be biased as I only looked at the svn history of open-vm-tools port), the code doesn't really change that often. This is not unprecedented, by the way, we are already shipping HyperV utilities. It's probably worth exploring if it's possible to import a stripped down version of the port that do not really change over time but needs to integrate with the ABI/KBI tightly, though. Cheers, --RY95IIogBW3ZfU44cOPibVZxmToci31Pj-- --Zm4GutCI1Urslcpobs5YeavuxV3iruIzO Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.2.19 (FreeBSD) iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEceNg5NEMZIki80nQQHl/fJX0g08FAl4at0sACgkQQHl/fJX0 g08ndA/+I0VhuZdiVYw+DFMvta920xRwrPKjmenQgm8Zjtxd7+9/eqY+V6hs/LYT s09Pdoo4tkp8t+KaKcNrwUYLFboeFciV054F53nrfBTxPlE2DJo9BG8Sw8DMYBbK +n3JY16FaNNHLi/qVEONyGNNsbt4DbCJRBRSzj9d1AiLOEl2Omqlg9hy4AUsMoQ9 6T0Yo90OGb9WxvF1bmq11WI6s6SG4504MhpdJhAgEwfmaaMrnloNJpl6tMwP/MPp SfWSU+QIhS8sXzCNX5ke2lQiKNZCR49eAbt3gAn4spYG3qr2hZyj/wJkQOhqgOcG qCpwZE1dBtzeYRTmD/yhRH72Z30Xs7I7Bq3J8+MkOY4+NjEhbk9diTALKUWxCMMy WKyp4k58MrwOIZNF6ow9T/FH0SJ9nq7+2riTz+xMSTDNkTbD2QyQCHcCzveefu5R JeDe2FNh5l/2ButnoszMsMbk1WlJBU6GgpUYzJLCJ/NJDjGaTX11tFwUWyBihS/+ omkiGSJ0gQ4USAR/VLPqULfzG2IVw115+j3/7gW4fhm5HFwFe/B9PBDRD5zoAHIn QfFmQ7aE3crOjVLT8DjBjJlcIJ9/riEkbieyeLjiaKFD+kBJ8LQ3qbvFIDezgZ/t SB8lgVrSnOSw2RmHhQckTmm3mTsV+CqGzlvJByIKdcrxAiwQfAs= =fjJK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Zm4GutCI1Urslcpobs5YeavuxV3iruIzO--
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