From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 30 21:26:04 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AD111065670; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:26:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marc@msys.ch) Received: from sleipnir.msys.ch (unknown [IPv6:2001:4060:c0de:f000::3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B20468FC15; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:26:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marc@msys.ch) Received: from mail.msys.ch (smtp.msys.ch [157.161.101.10]) by sleipnir.msys.ch (8.14.3/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n5ULPvV9020778 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:25:57 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.17.111] (gw.vnode.ch [62.12.170.129]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.msys.ch (8.14.3/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n5ULPuWL020575 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:25:56 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <70EA13C9-997D-488D-83D6-06D603B76D11@msys.ch> From: Marc Balmer To: Sam Leffler In-Reply-To: <4A4A7F0B.1010001@freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v935.3) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:25:56 +0200 References: <200906301851.n5UIpNJQ089171@svn.freebsd.org> <4A4A626A.4080801@freebsd.org> <5A796102-063B-4032-92C9-EC97AF2E5D5B@msys.ch> <4A4A7F0B.1010001@freebsd.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.935.3) X-SMTP-Vilter-Version: 1.3.6 X-Spamd-Symbols: AWL Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, Martin Blapp , src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r195200 - in head/usr.sbin: . wake X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:26:04 -0000 Am 30.06.2009 um 23:09 schrieb Sam Leffler: > Marc Balmer wrote: >> >> Am 30.06.2009 um 21:07 schrieb Sam Leffler: >> >>> Martin Blapp wrote: >>>> Author: mbr >>>> Date: Tue Jun 30 18:51:22 2009 >>>> New Revision: 195200 >>>> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/195200 >>>> >>>> Log: >>>> Add wake, a tool to send Wake on LAN frames to hosts on a local >>>> Ethernet network >>>> Submitted by: Marc Balmer >>>> Reviewed by: rwatson >>>> Approved by: re >>>> >>> >>> what's wrong with ports/net/wol? >>> >> >> wake(8) is smaller and it is actually something needed in base. in >> modern, ecological "green computing" environments we put the client >> machines, like our POS terminals to sleep at night. In the >> morning, a cronjob from the central server wakes up all machines >> using this command. more and more systems support it, so havin a >> wake command in base is just about right. >> >> > The typical way things happen in freebsd is we promote tools from > ports when they are deemed needed in the base system. In fact it's > probably more important to have the tool in base remain compatible > with what users have had in their tree (via ports). > > I have yet to hear a compelling argument for why wake was chosen > over an existing tool that's been successfully used for a while. > OTOH this isn't something that'll keep me up at night; it just seems > like an ill-advised rush job that completely violates the intent of > the 8.0 code freeze.. a compelling argument could be that wake(8) is BSD licensed while wol found in ports/net/wol is GPL licensed and brings in a whole lot of a whole lot of a whole lot of a whole lot of a stuff with it, when actually, to send out Wake on LAN package, a small BSD licensed command like wake(8) is sufficient. it is much smaller an cleaner code. > > Sam > > _______________________________________________ > svn-src-all@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-all > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-all-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"