From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Dec 17 14:31:24 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id OAA21043 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 17 Dec 1997 14:31:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from smtp04.primenet.com (smtp04.primenet.com [206.165.6.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA21029 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 1997 14:31:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tlambert@usr07.primenet.com) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by smtp04.primenet.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA04902; Wed, 17 Dec 1997 15:37:51 -0700 (MST) Received: from usr07.primenet.com(206.165.6.207) via SMTP by smtp04.primenet.com, id smtpd004770; Wed Dec 17 15:37:35 1997 Received: (from tlambert@localhost) by usr07.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA19752; Wed, 17 Dec 1997 15:30:56 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert Message-Id: <199712172230.PAA19752@usr07.primenet.com> Subject: Re: Why so many steps to build new kernel? To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams) Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 22:30:55 +0000 (GMT) Cc: tlambert@primenet.com, daniel_sobral@voga.com.br, hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199712172222.PAA14359@mt.sri.com> from "Nate Williams" at Dec 17, 97 03:22:41 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > > > Since compiler users outnumber compiler writers 1000:1, if it's > > > > possible to save a compiler user 1 hour, it's worth 1000 hours > > > > of the compiler writer's time. > > > > I'm willing to be democratic here. > > Since when was development ever claimed to be a democratic process? > > Heck, I've got 10-20 people willing to be added to the 'FS-101' list by > you, but up till now very little progress has been made. Why do you > expect other developers to spend the 1000 hours of work add new features > to make your life easier when you aren't willing to spend 1-2 to get > things started. Heh. Committers outnumber contributors... Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.