From owner-cvs-src Fri Feb 21 7:34: 8 2003 Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2B2B37B401; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:34:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.FreeBSD.org.uk [194.242.157.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04DEE43F85; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:34:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (Ugrondar@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h1LFXxja048808; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:33:59 GMT (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) Received: (from Ugrondar@localhost) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) with UUCP id h1LFXwWx048746; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:33:58 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: storm.FreeBSD.org.uk: Ugrondar set sender to mark@grondar.org using -f Received: from grondar.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grimreaper.grondar.org (8.12.7/8.12.7) with ESMTP id h1LFUiPE034532; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:30:44 GMT (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) From: Mark Murray Message-Id: <200302211530.h1LFUiPE034532@grimreaper.grondar.org> To: Paul Richards Cc: Dag-Erling Smorgrav , "Jacques A. Vidrine" , "M. Warner Losh" , ru@FreeBSD.org, cjc@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet in_pcb.c In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:17:09 GMT." <20030221151709.GH68768@survey.codeburst.net> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:30:44 +0000 Sender: owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Paul Richards writes: > On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 03:42:42PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > > Paul Richards writes: > > > I think some features should be labelled as "experimental". This is a > > > change that may have some benefit but may also be one that we wish > > > hadn't happened and therefore it should be clear that this is a feature > > > that's been implemented "to see how it goes" when deployed more widely. > > > > It is not a change. It is a new configuration knob which, if left > > alone, changes absolutely nothing. > > Yes, but if a lot of people start changing this setting and FreeBSD gets > a reputation for being insecure then we may wish we hadn't provided the > knob. Oh, please. :-) # rm -rf / Has much greater foot-shooting potential, and its harder to disable than upping your securelevel. M -- Mark Murray iumop ap!sdn w,I idlaH To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-src" in the body of the message