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Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 23:45:36 -0800
From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
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To: Kirk McKusick <mckusick@mckusick.com>
Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG, Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org>,
	Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu>, Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org>,
	Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>,
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Subject: Re: __P macro question
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Kirk McKusick wrote:
> As the initial perpetrator of __P(()) I will be the Nth to say
> (where N is a distressingly large number) that its usefulness
> has long gone. Since a big objection has been coordinating with
> the other BSD's, I took the liberty of asking them (see responses
> below). They are just as eager to get rid of it, but have been
> waiting for the other BSD's as well. Time's up. We all agree,
> __P(()) should be history. Let's all just set about making it
> so and get on with something important.

Thank you, Kirk.

I withdraw my objections to the process, since it is more
important to maintain source compatability and the ability
to move diff's between the various BSDs, than all other
considerations, valid though they may be, combined.

-- Terry

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