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Date:      Mon, 14 May 2001 08:36:57 +0200
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Cc:        cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: HEADS UP: DEVFS options have changed (was : cvs commit: src/sys/conf files options src/sys/alpha/conf GENERIC src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC NEWCARD NOTES src/sys/ia64/conf GENERIC src/sys/pc98/conf GENERIC src/sys/fs/devfs devfs_devs.c devfs_vfsops.c devfs_vnops.c) 
Message-ID:  <16911.989822217@critter>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 14 May 2001 15:45:41 %2B0930." <20010514154541.B17428@wantadilla.lemis.com> 

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In message <20010514154541.B17428@wantadilla.lemis.com>, Greg Lehey writes:

>>> I don't see a HEADS UP.
>>
>> The fact that DEVFS became the GENERIC default quite some time ago
>> and the fact that our ultimate goal is to make DEVFS standard in 5.0
>> ought to be more than than enough HEADS UP for anybody paying
>> attention.
>
>I disagree.  Any change in the config options is worthy of specific
>reminder.  Most people don't even read cvs logs, because they're not
>developers, but this incompatibility will bite them.

You're welcome to your opinion.

The amount of bitage so far does not back your statement.

>> People not paying attention deserve what they get of course.
>
>This is not a useful attitude.

I'm not on core anymore, I don't have to have a useful attitude :-)


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