From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Apr 9 20:40:12 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA10045 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 9 Apr 1997 20:40:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA10038 for ; Wed, 9 Apr 1997 20:40:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.5/8.7.3) id NAA29834; Thu, 10 Apr 1997 13:09:10 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199704100339.NAA29834@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: on the subject of changes to -RELEASEs... In-Reply-To: <199704072026.NAA02009@phaeton.artisoft.com> from Terry Lambert at "Apr 7, 97 01:26:29 pm" To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 13:09:10 +0930 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, terry@lambert.org, avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: > > > > If you are taking your 2.2.1 sources and patching them to -STABLE, > > you upgrade /etc/ like anyone else with source does. > > Contestant #1: That would be "By hand" for an hour, Bob... > Bob: Ab-So-LUTE-Ly Right! Ah, about five minutes. Especially if you're the neat sort that makes notes. > Is this true? It's not how I remember it... are you saying that if > I modified init for rc.d style operation and run states, that the > change in operation would be acceptable for integration? If you were to do it in such a fashion that it was optional, ie. people who actually liked the way that BSD does it now could still have that, then yes, I believe it would. (Stuffs rabid anti-sysv-ists into sack, adds rocks, pushes into canal.) > > You are detracting from a practically achievable solution by claiming to > > advocate a solution that is not workable within the current constraints. > > So modify the constraints. 8-). Give me the money. Wire my eyes open. You get the picture 8) > Terry Lambert -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[