From owner-freebsd-current Sun Dec 27 10:01:49 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA17335 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Sun, 27 Dec 1998 10:01:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gratis.grondar.za (gratis.grondar.za [196.7.18.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA17325 for ; Sun, 27 Dec 1998 10:01:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from greenpeace.grondar.za (greenpeace.grondar.za [196.7.18.132]) by gratis.grondar.za (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id UAA00405; Sun, 27 Dec 1998 20:01:25 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from grondar.za (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by greenpeace.grondar.za (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id UAA38580; Sun, 27 Dec 1998 20:01:22 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Message-Id: <199812271801.UAA38580@greenpeace.grondar.za> To: Poul-Henning Kamp cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: wanton Atticizing is bad In-Reply-To: Your message of " Sun, 27 Dec 1998 18:20:00 +0100." <68199.914779200@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <68199.914779200@critter.freebsd.dk> Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 20:01:20 +0200 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > -committers is a notorious unproductive and flame-prone place to > discuss code removal. 100% agreement. > The criteria used is one along the lines of "Would we import this > code today if it hadn't been in the tree?" with a healthy fudge > factor. This is a _really_ clear test. I'll use this from now on. We now need (tr: I would like) some kind of "ports-like" mechanism for kernel bits, such as example kld so devices can be written by the general population _and_maintained_ as ports code (kinda like the commercial sound driver). M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message