Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:06:49 -0500 (EST) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org> To: Peter Schultz <pmes@bis.midco.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bikeshed Reports [was: Status reports - why not regularly?] Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1040113210531.37309B-100000@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <40046625.1030905@bis.midco.net>
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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Peter Schultz wrote: > Over 2003 I inadvertently started around four bikesheds. Every time it > happened I wanted to document it so that the beating of dead horses > could be kept to a minimum. It would basically list items of great > contention or things that just plain need a good hacker's attention. > > Hindsight is 20/20, but I think a resource like this would have > prevented me from pushing people's buttons. It's not all that easy to > harvest bikeshed discussions from the mailing lists, and a lot of them > have to do with issues that end users are interested in. I adore > FreeBSD volunteers and don't like to see them bothered with what color > to paint a bikeshed. > > I can dig up something on this if it's of interest to people. I'd be happy to help set up a www.freebsd.org/project/bikeshed web page to hold the hard-earned results of your research. Although perhaps they actually belong in the FAQ :-). Robert N M Watson FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Projects robert@fledge.watson.org Senior Research Scientist, McAfee Research
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