From owner-cvs-all Sun Jan 31 12:14:13 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA14694 for cvs-all-outgoing; Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:14:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from wall.polstra.com (rtrwan160.accessone.com [206.213.115.74]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA14687; Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:14:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdp@polstra.com) Received: from vashon.polstra.com (vashon.polstra.com [206.213.73.13]) by wall.polstra.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id MAA27791; Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:14:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdp@polstra.com) Received: (from jdp@localhost) by vashon.polstra.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) id MAA07592; Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:14:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jdp@polstra.com) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.3 [p0] on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <199901310658.OAA02019@spinner.netplex.com.au> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:14:08 -0800 (PST) Organization: Polstra & Co., Inc. From: John Polstra To: Peter Wemm Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/examples/svr4 README compat_sol26.tar. Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk Peter Wemm wrote: > Umm, John, we already have a precedent here.. We've got a uuencoded > ibcs2 'Hello world' binary. Two wrongs don't make a right. And it's moot anyway with respect to what I did. The commits needed to be backed out for other reasons. They were binary files, not uuencoded, and not checked in with "-kb". You don't need me to explain the problem with that. > I personally feel that a statically linked 'yes, it worked' SVR4 ELF > binary would be useful. I don't think it belongs in our source tree. Look: I took responsibility for correcting what I judged to be a problem in the repository that required swift remedial action. That is exactly what I am expected and authorized to do, and I stand behind my decision and my actions. If you feel the need to second-guess and/or undo my changes after the fact, well, go ahead -- you have seniority. --- John Polstra jdp@polstra.com John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." -- H. L. Mencken To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message