From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 19 20:18:12 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24927106564A for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:18:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@rewt.org.uk) Received: from abby.lhr1.as41113.net (abby.lhr1.as41113.net [91.208.177.20]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE36E8FC08 for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:18:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jasmine.internethq (unknown [91.208.177.192]) by abby.lhr1.as41113.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF0502284A for ; Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:18:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [172.16.11.44] (jwh-laptop.internethq [172.16.11.44]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by jasmine.internethq (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1AB01106A2141; Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:18:24 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <4F187A80.70809@rewt.org.uk> Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:18:08 +0000 From: Joe Holden User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Chuck Swiger References: <4F15D643.8000907@rewt.org.uk> <1326913229.1669.281.camel@revolution.hippie.lan> <4F187752.80409@rewt.org.uk> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Stable Mailing List Subject: Re: Timekeeping in stable/9 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:18:12 -0000 Chuck Swiger wrote: > On Jan 19, 2012, at 12:04 PM, Joe Holden wrote: >> Looks like this is down to the dynamic/tickless changes in 9 (that aren't even noted in the release notes), the machines have now been switched to linux as the lack of responses/care given to my recent postings has been noted and it was deemed that using linux would be less hassle in the long run. > > Sounds like you were looking for commercial support, since unpaid volunteers don't have an obligation to promptly leap out and provide solutions within your ETA. > > Regards, Not really, just an acknowledgement would be fine. It is what it is, everyday I try to argue in favour of the project, I still use it for myself everywhere but increasingly things happen that just don't on other volunteer projects... it's rather difficult to argue the case when they can install Ubuntu or whatever nonsense distro is the current favourite and it just works. Just a bit more accurate info would solve it, if it doesn't do X reliably, or Y has changed, note it.