From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Dec 8 15:29:08 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id PAA28178 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 8 Dec 1997 15:29:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from implode.root.com (implode.root.com [198.145.90.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA28166 for ; Mon, 8 Dec 1997 15:28:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from root@implode.root.com) Received: from implode.root.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by implode.root.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA24811; Mon, 8 Dec 1997 15:31:18 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199712082331.PAA24811@implode.root.com> To: Mikael Karpberg cc: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams), hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [hackers:] Architectural advice needed In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 08 Dec 1997 23:28:38 +0100." <199712082228.XAA00434@ocean.campus.luth.se> From: David Greenman Reply-To: dg@root.com Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 15:31:18 -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >According to Nate Williams: >> > > Ah this would be the CLOSED LIST to which I have not been admitted though >> > > I have asked to join several times, yes? >> > >> > Actually, that list hasn't been used for over a year and should >> > probably be retired. I don't think it ever fulfilled its purpose. >> >> That's because no-one ever talks about architecture stuff anymore, and >> just 'implements' nowadays. I think it *could* fulfill its purpose if >> it was actually promoted/used. I would have used it in the past if I >> thought it would be monitored, although it wasn't. Could we consider it >> 'back in use' for questions such as Julians? > >It's still closed, though, no? And that's a lot less fun for people that are >interested in, if not joining the debate, at least read it. If it's going >to go back in use, could it at least be possible to join it "read only", >if you are the "mere mortal" that most of us are? Thr original purpose of the list was for coordinating architectural direction between the BSD old guard and FreeBSD. This simply didn't work as intended so it should be deleted. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project