Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:13:17 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Cc: core@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Official request: Please make GNU grep the default Message-ID: <4C674D3D.3090402@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <m2zkwomy5c.wl%randy@psg.com> References: <4C6505A4.9060203@FreeBSD.org> <20100813085235.GA16268@freebsd.org> <4C66C010.3040308@FreeBSD.org> <4C673F02.8000805@FreeBSD.org> <20100815013438.GA8958@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <4C67492C.5020206@FreeBSD.org> <m2zkwomy5c.wl%randy@psg.com>
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On 08/14/2010 19:02, Randy Bush wrote: >> I think that new grep which is ____ times slower than the old grep is >> still in the acceptable range. > > <aol> > > you are forcing more time to be spent on the mailing list than working > the code. Not my intention at all, but I feel your pain. I really thought this was a slam dunk or I wouldn't have even brought it up. > and many of us have to care about the license issue. But you're covered on the license issue. The code is in the base already, and no one is suggesting removing it (as Warner pointed out earlier today). What I REALLY don't want to see happen here is a "religious fervor about the license is more important than performance" situation. If I wanted that kind of drama I'd use linux. (OTOH religious fervor about proving me wrong is almost as amusing as it is unfortunate, but that doesn't negatively impact our users.) Meanwhile, I'm pretty confident this is my last post on the issue of changing the default. I've said everything I wanted to say, and obviously it's not as clear cut as I thought it was. Doug -- Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/ Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. -- Pablo Picasso
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