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Date:      16 Mar 1996 16:40:32 -0600
From:      "Richard Wackerbarth" <rkw@dataplex.net>
To:        "Andreas Klemm" <andreas@knobel.gun.de>, "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, "Peter Wemm" <peter@jhome.DIALix.COM>
Subject:   Re(2): Commit messages
Message-ID:  <n1385128040.98738@Richard Wackerbarth>

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Andreas Klemm <andreas@knobel.gun.de> wrote:

> On 15 Mar 1996, Peter Wemm wrote:
> > Well, if there was enough demand for it, I guess I could whip something
> > up to do it...  (It wouldn't be too hard, just a few lines of perl)
> > 
> > Note that I personally dislike the idea, but I'm happy to go along with
> > what people want.  
> 
> > IMHO, if we do this, then we're going to have problems
> > with people that are running -stable not knowing what's in the pipeline in
> > -current, and we'll start to see wheels being reinvented...
> 
> You're right, people who want to get the source repository for -stable
> should also receive -current to prevent this.
> 
> The ones who want only the newest stable source have already the
> possibility to sup -stable.

I think that you are missing the point. Even if I use sup or CTM to get the
sources, it is very useful to know what/why things were changed. The commit
messages are the best documentation readily available. However, if I am not
interested in -current, I hate to wade through all the changes that have
absolutely no value to me in order to find the few that do apply to the
-stable branch.




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