Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:27:39 -0400 From: Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Downplaying a serious issue Message-ID: <533D7DEB.2010501@allanjude.com> In-Reply-To: <86sipu7py7.fsf@shell.gmplib.org> References: <861txffcgh.fsf@shell.gmplib.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1404022118570.76387@wonkity.com> <86sipu7py7.fsf@shell.gmplib.org>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --tXTanOwRbXcqgj93bwjoBtbiM66tbcLJM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2014-04-03 04:54, Torbjorn Granlund wrote: > Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> writes: > =20 > Do we? What should it say? Please be specific, preferably in the > form of a PR. Is this really a doc problem? > =20 > Full disclosure. Don't downplay. Both the scope and the gravity of th= e > issue is grossly downplayed here >=20 You are assuming it is being downplayed. As Glen explained, the breadth of the issue was not known. Not that many people run i386 FreeBSD in a hypervisor. If people do not file PRs, then how is anyone supposed to know there is a problem? > The truth is that FreeBSD/i386 10 is completely unusable under all thre= e > major type 1 virtualisers. It should not be used, or one will cause > data loss. Did you try the fix that is stated in the errata? >=20 > It might be embarrasing to fess up about bugs, but downplaying serious > issues make people lose confidence. Which is worst? >=20 >=20 > Torbj=C3=B6rn > Please encrypt, key id 0xC8601622 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-doc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-doc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 --=20 Allan Jude --tXTanOwRbXcqgj93bwjoBtbiM66tbcLJM Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJTPX3uAAoJEJrBFpNRJZKfjXEP/0dXpNBI7d/rheONouqKvTSa Y8C/lDilWbmEgkVpTjkseLW1d5nzIwI8yShFYNoUNJFTuN+m7mnIq1I2aRCHy/hy DLY77gycax+EfHeygAaNomjRoM7GOYB4vGfAvtCNzWZd9ppxQyDBz7I0+wodHhRh BNFtnli6ZHS2T35r0vBFvWJwd6JAEhDnr5H8Tw+t5qQLRulVbd4+HB2PSQLlOHQM x5S0jWLijT1C5RmKo2DT8e06KVsXSbgXXKojj9XDiTFIBohu3M8syJ/pc2s4RYeL rsBqEVhHiM4xNVL27T6BrI6dXxXlz7GNV4GEkrxhb7PO68jTqcpGpBvVJrww8nu+ FtMoD6WaV63dKwsIuor60X2Q2jcotOxFotQmy2Y2SUKHi5La7k+xuAxUFp/ygpjP PTazZA5LjCZ4ocGzqaKfr1w5wy+sHjSuZ+cvCm9Q2gnbTVMU1BV2M6n+6y56x/mD cAiFkOnEGv6jUQzrh0P44jfIadZEGc4blaC+w7E8odE9QZKG9oJ6Zpx6GnlEn8Vd zDxtKIsmz8jjRBQ7diF3wTM69kPJJuuSx3SOpdu1pGIlNdJE5vU+sLp720iBioYd x80Q90BK7LntNi7FQcDpbMMrW+G3lCIpRtKPjrNmdC/dCW07S3zvOVXbLUw4jyF0 hK+3n7tLYH6TogTJMb+v =NoLb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --tXTanOwRbXcqgj93bwjoBtbiM66tbcLJM--
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