Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 01:56:36 +1100 From: Kubilay Kocak <koobs@FreeBSD.org> To: =?UTF-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=c3=b8rgrav?= <des@FreeBSD.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r309109 - head/lib/libutil Message-ID: <c120ab6b-99b6-c139-f691-4d01c034d427@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <201611241450.uAOEoLA5079215@repo.freebsd.org> References: <201611241450.uAOEoLA5079215@repo.freebsd.org>
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On 25/11/2016 1:50 AM, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: > +/* + * Reliably open and lock a file. + * + * DO NOT, UNDER PAIN OF > DEATH, modify this code without first reading the + * revision > history and discussing your changes with <des@freebsd.org>. + * Don't > be fooled by the code's apparent simplicity; there would be no + * > need for this function if it was as easy to get right as you think. + > */ This comes as close to obvious territoriality in FreeBSD as I've seen to date and it's especially disappointing to see coming from someone many look up to and consider a senior project developer. While we all may understand the frustration associated with people changing code they don't understand, I believe we need less fear associated with contributing to FreeBSD and that this is a big step in the wrong direction. Please choose a better way to resolve the perceived problem. -- Respectfully, ./koobs
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