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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:43:37 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Johannes Meixner <xmj@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: Making CentOS 6.5 default
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2014, Johannes Meixner wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> now that CentOS 6.5 base and userland are in, I'd like to use the opportunity
> to spawn a discussion about making it default within the next two to four
> weeks (once things stabilize).

Yes, the sooner the better.

> The ports work necessary for that isn't complicated at all (see patch
> attached). The only "issue" I see is that we'd have to get all users to set
>    compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.18
> in /etc/sysctl.conf.

It would be nice to automate this, preferably not requiring the setting 
at all.  But if required, the port should check for it and warn the user 
if it is not present or set to a different value.