From owner-freebsd-current Tue Nov 17 14:08:06 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA24542 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:08:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp02.wxs.nl (smtp02.wxs.nl [195.121.6.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA24314 for ; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:07:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from asmodai@wxs.nl) Received: from chronias.ninth-circle.org ([195.121.58.21]) by smtp02.wxs.nl (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with ESMTP id AAA6B42; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:06:29 +0100 Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.3 [p0] on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:11:05 +0100 (CET) Organization: Ninth Circle Enterprises From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai To: Jason Fesler Subject: RE: Heads up file Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 17-Nov-98 Jason Fesler wrote: > Okay, this may seem a bit strange for you, but here's a stab at a possible > solution for people who can't keep up with the sheer bulk of -current. > Maintain a README type file, perhaps called HEADSUP, with warnings and > announcements in reverse cronological order, and dated. Sounds fine to me... > I did this for a couple of the software projects I've done in the past, > and it was extremely helpful. People only had to read down to the point > where they last upgrade, and nothing had to be left out for fear of being > overly redudant. Every one in a while the file would be trimmed (roughly > yearly) to keep the file size sane, but it overall worked out well. As far as I am concerned I think it's a good idea, especially with all the hooks and crannies one tends to forget. For example my last few posts about sd/da stuff... Then again, I am lame =p But seriously, there are lots of caveats one can quickly overlook, and as I try to maintain all lists necessary for myself. Just my opinion... > Am I on drugs for suggesting it here? Or just on drugs? :-). I won't speculate ;) Mayhaps a doc-project? --- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven/Asmodai asmodai(at)wxs.nl | Cum angelis et pueris, Junior Network/Security Specialist | fideles inveniamur *BSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message