From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 5 23:11:38 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25AA5106564A for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2009 23:11:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cokane@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail-out2.fuse.net (mail-out2.fuse.net [216.68.8.171]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D15848FC14 for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2009 23:11:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cokane@FreeBSD.org) X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=VBWXqiNljtYA:10 a=4sCiAi32jZgA:10 a=LkYvsgB9u1MH7Ao0BLhsLg==:17 a=1y3wLVyHvuV-DGakN5kA:9 a=Mgz1k1vZPO8QfofpCsSDIzABEKEA:4 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 a=ApawOiLNbh1uXRHR0lcA:9 a=9CU_ybZ4FjlN7utNSoDZDu1c_0EA:4 a=rPt6xJ-oxjAA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Received: from [74.215.227.9] ([74.215.227.9:50020] helo=discordia) by mail-out2.fuse.net (ecelerity 2.1.1.22 r(17669)) with ESMTP id 1D/01-17809-32092694 for ; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:56:35 -0500 Received: by discordia (Postfix, from userid 103) id 36E041DB2FA; Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:56:35 -0500 (EST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.8-gr1 (2007-02-13) on discordia X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.3 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.8-gr1 Received: from [172.31.1.6] (unknown [172.31.1.6]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by discordia (Postfix) with ESMTP id A51AD1DB2F9; Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:56:28 -0500 (EST) From: Coleman Kane To: Sam Leffler In-Reply-To: <49628F31.5040606@freebsd.org> References: <200901042153.n04LrgkD075147@svn.freebsd.org> <20090104220716.GL14235@hoeg.nl> <20090105172400.T45399@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net> <49624DB9.8080900@gmx.de> <20090105194210.P45399@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net> <20090105204356.GA52934@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <49627592.60208@gmx.de> <49628F31.5040606@freebsd.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-TFryUuFZ4ZKFyM/OjpCd" Organization: FreeBSD Project Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:56:29 -0500 Message-Id: <1231196189.9129.1.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, "Bjoern A. Zeeb" , Steve Kargl , svn-src-head@freebsd.org, Christoph Mallon Subject: Re: svn commit: r186751 - in head/sys: netinet6 netipsec X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:11:38 -0000 --=-TFryUuFZ4ZKFyM/OjpCd Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2009-01-05 at 14:52 -0800, Sam Leffler wrote: > Christoph Mallon wrote: > > Steve Kargl schrieb: > >> Stylistic changes (including whitespace changes) are hard on > >> the source repository and are to be avoided without good reason.=20 > > > > Yet another anachronism in style(9). > > (Does that sentence even mean what I think it means? Somehow it sounds=20 > > like "there is no good reason, but avoid them anyway" instead of=20 > > "avoid them if you have no good reason".) > > > > > And for the N'th time I will say: style is guideline and not a=20 > contract. The day people arbitrarily change code simply because some=20 > cabal decided where spaces should go is the day people will stop=20 > contributing. It's all fine and well to make style consistent when=20 > you're working in an area of the code (and can verify your changes) but=20 > knob polishing is just code churn and in my experience is=20 > counter-productive. Spend your time and effort on fixing real problems;=20 > god knows we've got enough of 'em... >=20 > Sam >=20 Maybe prepend 'Mere' to the beginning of that sentence in style(9)? I am amused by the thread on stylistic changes to style(9). /me ducks! --=20 Coleman Kane --=-TFryUuFZ4ZKFyM/OjpCd Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAklikBkACgkQcMSxQcXat5eoqgCePtCa+VdbtDF3G3sOs2LitE7R Mm0An0NncYOpsVVavM6uicQe8d+hiQWe =LEXy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-TFryUuFZ4ZKFyM/OjpCd--