From owner-freebsd-stable Sat Jan 4 10: 7:42 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1F2D37B401; Sat, 4 Jan 2003 10:07:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from tomts8-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts8.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC0F643EC5; Sat, 4 Jan 2003 10:07:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dmagda@magda.ca) Received: from number6.magda.ca ([64.229.224.16]) by tomts8-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.19 201-253-122-122-119-20020516) with ESMTP id <20030104180740.ITAY4883.tomts8-srv.bellnexxia.net@number6.magda.ca>; Sat, 4 Jan 2003 13:07:40 -0500 Received: from number6.magda.ca (localhost.magda.ca [127.0.0.1]) by number6.magda.ca (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h04I7dkL000659 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Sat, 4 Jan 2003 13:07:39 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dmagda@magda.ca) Received: (from dmagda@localhost) by number6.magda.ca (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h04I7d4g000658; Sat, 4 Jan 2003 13:07:39 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dmagda) Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 13:07:39 -0500 From: David Magda To: "Jack L. Stone" Cc: Marcus Reid , Mike Hogsett , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Stability Message-ID: <20030104180739.GB607@number6.magda.ca> Reply-To: David Magda References: <200301030117.H031HZS41668@asarian-host.net> <200212170023.gBH0Nvlu000764@beast.csl.sri.com> <20030103000232.GA52181@blazingdot.com> <200301030117.H031HZS41668@asarian-host.net> <3.0.5.32.20030104112023.012b8ee8@mail.sage-one.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20030104112023.012b8ee8@mail.sage-one.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 11:20:23AM -0600, Jack L. Stone wrote: > Seems like a lot of trouble just to maintain "bragging rights" about > uptime, only to have a "hobbled" system that is not really up to date. > That's not quite "up" IMHO. [...] For some people these things are important. I have no problem with shutting down my machine every night. (Of course it's because it's in my (small) bedroom, and I want to get some sleep. :> ) -- David Magda Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message