Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:30:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Pedro Giffuni <pfg@freebsd.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADS-UP] BSD sort is the default sort in -CURRENT Message-ID: <1340807413.83238.YahooMailClassic@web113515.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <4FEAE76F.8080008@FreeBSD.org>
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=0A=0A--- Mer 27/6/12, Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> ha scritto:=0A...=0A= > =0A> > I believe we do not=0A> > make this kind of work with any vendor c= ode that is=0A> being updated in the=0A> > base;=0A> =0A> Au contraire, we = frequently avoid updating the old versions=0A> of things we have in the bas= e precisely because they are=0A> not bug-for-bug compatible with existing b= ehaviors that we=0A> count on.=0A>=0A=0A=0AReally?? I guess you are speakin= g for bind, because the idea=0Abehind updating and piece of software is pre= cisely shaking=0Abugs. New functionality counts but fixing bugs takes the= =0Apriority. We have three serious bug reports concerning=0AGNU sort and I = even submitted an update but no one cared=0Ato apply it.=0A=0AI would think= only the maintainer of the package has the=0Aauthority to make any request= in the lines of being=0Abug-for-bug compatible and in the case of GNU sort= and=0AGNU grep they are both unmaintained and replacements=0Aare welcome.= =0A=0APlease let's stop being an obstacle towards people=0Abringing real pr= ogress to FreeBSD!=0A=0APedro.=0A
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