Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 20:18:06 +0200 From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> To: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> Cc: Peter Wemm <peter@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/conf files src/sys/i386/conf files.i386 src/sys/alpha/conf files.alpha Message-ID: <19990908201806.B64229@daemon.ninth-circle.org> In-Reply-To: <19990908212155.V36761@freebsd1.cimlogic.com.au> References: <199909081108.EAA10089@freefall.freebsd.org> <19990908212155.V36761@freebsd1.cimlogic.com.au>
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* John Birrell (jb@cimlogic.com.au) [990908 16:14]: >On Wed, Sep 08, 1999 at 04:08:51AM -0700, Peter Wemm wrote: >> peter 1999/09/08 04:08:51 PDT >> >> Modified files: >> sys/conf files >> Log: >> s/sio/nsio/ [...] >> Log: >> Restore old sio driver for Bruce. We'll fix the bus problems in nsio >> instead. > >Things seem to be "out-of-control" around here. Define out of control? [without trying to step on no-one's toes here, which probably is futile anyways [sic]] What I have seen being discussed by Peter, Matthew and Poul if memory serves me right is natural progress. Granted, stepping on MAINTAINER's toes is not something that's being willingly done. At least I don't think it should be. However it seems that the main issue at the moment is is that everybody clutches themselves to a particular piece of code of FreeBSD and completely claiming it as their own. This is good with regard to making sure some level of stability is conceived with regard to the code, but otherwise it's a pain in the butt since nothing seems to be done around the sourcetree with any significant changes lest some people who were always used to the way it works are now somewhat in the way of making natural progress on sourcecode. Of course we don't want the chaos that Linux is, I at least don't want that personally, but there's also a certain sentiment amongst other people who try to stick as much to the system as it were in 2.2.x. [Please note that I am in no way accusing any of the addressed people with this] Come on, people, 4.0 is the best version I have seen since I started my meager steps in the world of BSD somewhat over more than a year and a half ago now. Like we told doc-jp, sometimes swallow your pride and adjust. Excuse the rant. -- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven/Asmodai asmodai(at)wxs.nl The BSD Programmer's Documentation Project <http://home.wxs.nl/~asmodai>; Network/Security Specialist BSD: Technical excellence at its best Cogito, ergo sum. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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