Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:00:13 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: suggestion for /usr/src/UPDATING Message-ID: <20040830220013.A33055D09@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:36:39 BST." <20040830213639.GJ36133@submonkey.net>
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> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:36:39 +0100 > From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> > Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org > > > --k3qmt+ucFURmlhDS > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 11:08:17PM +0200, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote: > > On Mon, 30.08.2004 at 09:31:06 -0700, David O'Brien wrote: > > > > mergemasters is gross. Have you ever tried to run it on an 80-column > > > > display? I absolutely hate the "left" "right" stuff. You push the "l" > > > > with your right hand and the "r" with your left for crying out loud. > > > > > > LOL!! > > > > This is not funny. I myself have to think loud about which button to > > press. 'r' is on the left keyboard side and 'l' is to the right. > > Maybe you should hack yourself up a keymap to use while running > mergemaster only. Simpler to follow the old TV repair rule: Only use one hand. Much easier and much less prone to "unpleasant" errors. Just a bit slower. For those who type with only two fingers, it's barely a slowdown. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634
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