From owner-freebsd-current Wed May 12 8:45:54 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from phk.freebsd.dk (phk.freebsd.dk [212.242.40.153]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13F2115B79 for ; Wed, 12 May 1999 08:45:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (critter.freebsd.dk [212.242.40.131]) by phk.freebsd.dk (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA26177; Wed, 12 May 1999 17:45:48 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id RAA05758; Wed, 12 May 1999 17:45:45 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) To: Tomoaki NISHIYAMA Cc: rwhitesel@nbase-xyplex.com, soda@sra.co.jp, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/pci pcisupport.c In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 13 May 1999 00:38:25 +0900." <19990513003825D.tomoaki@moss.nibb.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 17:45:45 +0200 Message-ID: <5756.926523945@critter.freebsd.dk> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >phk> > Since newconfig appears technically superior, what are the issues that >phk> >are hindering its acceptance? >phk> >phk> That we want to have no "config" at all. > >That is too short an answer. No, it is complete and to the point. >What is the definition of "config"? config(8) >Why do you want to remove it? Why should we, as a 3rd millenium OS need a static config tool ? Tell me which future technology we will need to handle which will require static config ? We are working on FreeBSD as a OS for the future, not for the past. -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message