From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 9 13:26:47 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C3BF16A417; Tue, 9 Oct 2007 13:26:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+kde@aldan.algebra.com) Received: from aldan.algebra.com (aldan.algebra.com [216.254.65.224]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08A0213C44B; Tue, 9 Oct 2007 13:26:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+kde@aldan.algebra.com) Received: from aldan.algebra.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aldan.algebra.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l99DQkdo071520 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 9 Oct 2007 09:26:46 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mi+kde@aldan.algebra.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by aldan.algebra.com (8.14.1/8.14.1/Submit) id l99DQjpL071519; Tue, 9 Oct 2007 09:26:45 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mi+kde@aldan.algebra.com) From: Mikhail Teterin To: Alexander Leidinger Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 09:26:45 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 References: <200710090816.55266@aldan> <20071009145052.923n0nxuww40c0ww@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <20071009145052.923n0nxuww40c0ww@webmail.leidinger.net> X-Face: %UW#n0|w>ydeGt/b@1-.UFP=K^~-:0f#O:D7whJ5G_<5143Bb3kOIs9XpX+"V+~$adGP:J|SLieM31VIhqXeLBli" Cc: emulation@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The scandalous status of linux X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:26:47 -0000 On =D7=A6=D7=D4=CF=D2=CF=CB 09 =D6=CF=D7=D4=C5=CE=D8 2007, Alexander Leidin= ger wrote: =3D > Checking out the games/civ2demo from the Attic is far easier for a =3D > developer to do, than rebuilding a kernel (even once) is for a regular =3D > user. =3D=20 =3D It's not only about easy/hard, it's also about resources (e.g. a =9A =3D -stable machine and/or time). Well, if you don't have a -stable machine to test on, how do you do /any/=20 development on -stable? If you need more time -- would you like a formal PR filed on this matter? -mi