Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 12:28:39 -0700 (PDT) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: Roman Kurakin <rik@cronyx.ru> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net if_tap.c Message-ID: <XFMail.20040813122839.jdp@polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <411D0795.6010406@cronyx.ru>
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On 13-Aug-2004 Roman Kurakin wrote: > Ok. Since IFF_UP is used this way by many implementations we have to > agree that this is normal behavior that was introduced by evolution > and practice like word spelling could be changed from its origin. I can't agree with that. There's a big difference between human language and software design. IFF_UP is misused by some implementations because the implementors didn't understand it. That's not evolution, it's just a plain old bug. :-) John
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