Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 23:55:07 +0100 From: Philip Paeps <philip@FreeBSD.org> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Time to stop buildling named (and friends) by default in 6-current? Message-ID: <20050319225507.GH60989@fasolt.home.paeps.cx> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1050318120716.87456F-100000@fledge.watson.org> References: <4239D7AD.7050004@freebsd.org> <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1050318120716.87456F-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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On 2005-03-18 12:14:03 (+0000), Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > On Thu, 17 Mar 2005, Doug Barton wrote: > > Scott Long wrote: > > > John Baldwin wrote: > > > > If we are going to do this, then why not just have users install bind > > > > from ports and only install the client as part of the base system? > > > > This is what we do with DHCP for example. Basically, if it's going to > > > > be an optional component, I think it belongs in ports, not the > > > > /usr/src. > > > > > > I agree here, though maybe the argument is moot now that Doug imported > > > 9.3.1 last night? Not changing the status quo is ok too. > > > > Scott, did you see my response to John's post? I don't consider any of > > this a done deal, but I had to get 9.3.1 in the tree asap in order to try > > and make an MFC before 5.4 goes out. If we collectively decide to strip > > named and friends out of the base, we can still do that. I know how to > > remove files from the vendor branch now. :) > > Personally, I'm something of a fan of keeping the complete BIND in the base > tree as is -- built by default, but not started at boot by default. It's > well-maintained, historically "BSD", and probably widely used as such. I agree with this. I wasn't very fond of BIND 8, but I've changed my mind after BIND 9 :-) It's a bit like sendmail -- very 'historically' BSD, and just something one expects to 'be there' in a complete way. Like sendmail, it's also very well maintained, which is an argument in favour of keeping it the way it is. - Philip -- Philip Paeps Please don't Cc me, I am philip@freebsd.org subscribed to the list. If you can't measure it, I'm not interested.
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