From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 12 19:56:05 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34493106566C; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:56:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from simon@nitro.dk) Received: from mx.nitro.dk (unknown [77.75.165.90]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E66208FC13; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:56:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from arthur.nitro.dk (arthur.bofh [192.168.2.3]) by mx.nitro.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 159B82D48CD; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:53:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by arthur.nitro.dk (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 69D105C19; Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:56:03 +0100 (CET) Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:56:03 +0100 From: "Simon L. Nielsen" To: Doug Barton Message-ID: <20091212195602.GE1417@arthur.nitro.dk> References: <200912102225.nBAMPrZx076758@svn.freebsd.org> <19235.10488.325168.267306@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <4B232E39.4000305@FreeBSD.org> <4B236147.7030603@gmx.de> <4B236403.2080408@FreeBSD.org> <4B23F090.10207@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4B23F090.10207@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r200369 - in head: etc share/termcap X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:56:05 -0000 [CC cleaned up] On 2009.12.12 11:35:44 -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > Ronald Klop wrote: > > Maybe this? > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/svn-src-head/2009-July/009102.html > > YES! I knew it was something simple and clever like that but I > couldn't find it. Thanks Ronald (and des for posting the original). > > To be clear, I am NOT asking for a backout ... IIRC in the thread that > discussed this issue there were quite a few people who thought that > FreeBSD not clearing the screen was a POLA violation since that's what > linux does, and it's what most people are used to. And most likely there are equally many FreeBSD users who are annoyed whenever they have to touch a linux box that's it's behaving like that... so, personally I would really like to see the old behavior restored. [The mail is mainly in case anybody is trying to weigh the opinion for / against this 'feature'.] -- Simon L. Nielsen