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Date:      Wed, 17 May 2006 13:57:26 -0700
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
Cc:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src Makefile.inc1 ObsoleteFiles.inc src/etc/defaults rc.conf src/etc/mtree BSD.usr.dist src/etc/rc.d Makefile isdnd pcvt syscons src/release/picobsd/build picobsd src/share/man/man4 Makefile atkbd.4 kbdmux.4 pcvt.4 splash.4 vkbd.4 ...
Message-ID:  <446B8E36.8050902@elischer.org>
In-Reply-To: <32264.1147899148@critter.freebsd.dk>
References:  <32264.1147899148@critter.freebsd.dk>

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Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:

>In message <446B8A9A.800@elischer.org>, Julian Elischer writes:
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>>Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
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>>Since our users run -stable, not -current, that just means that the code 
>>was broken by someone,
>>not that no-one is running it...
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>Gee Julian, I thought you had mastered the difference between stable
>and current by now, but just to make it clear: PCVT is still present
>in -stable.
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>In other words, there are at least a year (under current planning)
>until FreeBSD 7.0 comes out, so if somebody wants to resurrect pcvt
>they have a year to do so.
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Since stable users will want to upgrade to 7.x i a year or so, then it 
makes sense that an RFC
about deleting features should be posted to -stable, and you shouod wait 
long enough for anyone
to reply before deleting it..  I do not say it can't go, just that your 
trigger finger is a bit too quick.




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