From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Oct 8 02:40:51 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id CAA07275 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 8 Oct 1997 02:40:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from time.cdrom.com (time.cdrom.com [204.216.27.226]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id CAA07267 for ; Wed, 8 Oct 1997 02:40:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jkh@time.cdrom.com) Received: from time.cdrom.com (localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by time.cdrom.com (8.8.7/8.6.9) with ESMTP id CAA24395; Wed, 8 Oct 1997 02:40:08 -0700 (PDT) To: Chuck Robey cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, "Matthew D. Fuller" Subject: Re: group assignments from make world. In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 08 Oct 1997 02:25:42 EDT." Date: Wed, 08 Oct 1997 02:40:08 -0700 Message-ID: <24391.876303608@time.cdrom.com> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I'm thinking that were giving misleading signals to folks, Jordan. With > one hand we're making it easier than ever to run current (WC publishes > snaps) and the documentation really isn't scary enough, in warning about > the problems involved with being a current user. I don't mind folks running -current, really, I just don't want to have to play paramedic every time they cut themselves on a sharp edge. It's really not so much a matter of: > It just seems that FreeBSD's attitude about current users could be > construed as being a little schizophrenic (closer -- closer -- closer -- > GET AWAY! GET AWAY! GET AWAY!) So much as "closer -- closer -- closer -- OK, now everybody just sit down and shut up - I don't want to hear a peep out of this class unless it's to offer a constructive suggestion or to note that the building is burning down and no fire alarms seem to be going off!" :-) Jordan