Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 14:37:07 -0600 From: Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@flugsvamp.com> To: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@winston.freebsd.org> Cc: Alex Rousskov <rousskov@measurement-factory.com>, Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@flugsvamp.com>, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: funding TCP stack rewrite Message-ID: <20011130143707.E75389@prism.flugsvamp.com> In-Reply-To: <2047.1007150960@winston.freebsd.org> References: <rousskov@measurement-factory.com> <2047.1007150960@winston.freebsd.org>
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On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 12:09:20PM -0800, Jordan Hubbard wrote: > > Will the dedicated work of the said guru get a high priority as far as > > review and commit steps are concerned? A public semi-formal commitment > > or encouragement from FreeBSD core group may be in order to raise > > support from the community. Otherwise, folks may worry that these big > > changes, once implemented, will get stuck in the commit queue forever. > > I think it's an absolutely terrible idea, frankly. [ sweeping generalizations omitted ] An open ended request of "rewrite the stack!" is certainly bound to fail. However, a carefully targeted one to add specific, well-defined features within a fixed timeline is quite feasible, depending on the the engineers involved. -- Jonathan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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