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To: Mike Makonnen <makonnen@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: cvs commit: src UPDATING 
Cc: Mike Silbersack <silby@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org,
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In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 02 May 2002 01:09:42 MDT."
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Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 15:31:04 -0600
From: Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org>
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In message <1020323382.3871.37.camel@kokeb.ambesa.net> Mike Makonnen writes:
: On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 20:38, Mike Silbersack wrote:
: > silby       2002/05/01 19:38:18 PDT
: > 
: >   Modified files:        (Branch: RELENG_4)
: >     .                    UPDATING 
: >   Log:
: >   Remove entry about ephemeral port range change MFC, as it
: >   has been un-MFC'd.
: >   
: >   Revision   Changes    Path
: >   1.73.2.65  +0 -17     src/UPDATING
: 
: Applogies if this has already been beaten to death.
: 
: It seems to me that when changes like this one (where a previously made
: change is un-done) are required in UPDATING, it would be better to add
: another entry stating that the change has been un-done, instead of
: removing it completely from UPDATING. Simply removing the relevant entry
: can potentially be confusing to users who _do_ read UPDATING. My
: reasoning is as follows: if the original change was important enough to
: warrant a mention, then its reversal must also be just as important.

That's how I've historically managed the file.  It is a ticker that
tells people what they need to know.

Warner

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