Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 11:41:44 -0600 (MDT) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: "Studded" <Studded@dal.net> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, "freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: >8 char usernames going into 2.2.5? Message-ID: <199709201741.LAA24087@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199709200933.CAA27068@mail.san.rr.com> References: <199709200933.CAA27068@mail.san.rr.com>
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> I'm a firm believer in backwards compatibility, and I > understand the importance of supporting things that have "always > worked." However the rc* changes that are being made in the 2.2 branch > seem like a pretty big change to me, much bigger than what we're > talking about with the length of usernames. Bullocks. 1) You don't have to use the rc changes, and the system will work *FINE*, w/out any modification (and with them). 2) Programs that once worked will still continue to work (see above), but with the username changes, programs that worked fine under a previous release will now corrupt your system files /var/run/*tmp. Programs that use the size of usernames (read, almost all useful programs) will need to be re-compiled/re-installed. It's a 'big deal', although it's a simple change. If it's such a big deal to you, do it yourself, but don't screw me over just because you're too lazy to take the time to do it. 'Principle of least suprise.' Nate
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