From owner-cvs-all Mon Sep 30 12: 7:43 2002 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C677F37B401; Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:07:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DE9E43E86; Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:07:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.5/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g8UJ7cra034877; Mon, 30 Sep 2002 21:07:39 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id g8UJ7cIc034876; Mon, 30 Sep 2002 21:07:38 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 21:07:38 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: "Bruce A. Mah" Cc: Wilko Bulte , cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common new.sgml Message-ID: <20020930210738.A34860@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200209301844.g8UIiJtP061880@freefall.freebsd.org> <200209301902.g8UJ2gCc044040@intruder.bmah.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <200209301902.g8UJ2gCc044040@intruder.bmah.org>; from bmah@FreeBSD.ORG on Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 12:02:42PM -0700 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 12:02:42PM -0700, Bruce A. Mah wrote: > If memory serves me right, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > wilko 2002/09/30 11:44:19 PDT > > > > Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_4) > > release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common new.sgml > > Log: > > Note that one better disable isp-driven Qlogic fiberchannel cards when > > installing on Alpha. > > This use of the release notes bothers me a teensy bit. > > The problem is that after the release (and we go to 4.7-STABLE), I clear > out all of the release notes entries. (By definition they only contain > information that's changed from one release to another.) So these > little tidbits that you've been adding are going to disappear. I know.. :) > If this type of information is persistent across multiple releases, > I'd put it in the hardware notes instead. Otherwise, when 4.8 comes > around, you're going to wind up adding it again. Well, there is a fix that Matt mentioned which involves getting ispfw.ko onto the install CD (IIRC). So, it is fixable and hopefully will be fixed before 4.8 Wilko -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message