From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 17 09:25:06 2010 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 157C5106566C for ; Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:25:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-stable@m.gmane.org) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF2D68FC19 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:25:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OwXBo-0005oD-4s for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:25:04 +0200 Received: from nuclight.avtf.net ([217.29.94.29]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:25:04 +0200 Received: from vadim_nuclight by nuclight.avtf.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:25:04 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org From: Vadim Goncharov Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:24:04 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Nuclear Lightning @ Tomsk, TPU AVTF Hostel Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: <201009100920.o8A9KAAp030811@fire.js.berklix.net> <4C8A77C9.70009@FreeBSD.org> <4C8C484C.7060607@DataIX.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: nuclight.avtf.net X-Comment-To: jhell User-Agent: slrn/0.9.9p1 (FreeBSD) Subject: Re: Policy for removing working code X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: vadim_nuclight@mail.ru List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:25:06 -0000 Hi jhell! On Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:26:04 -0400; jhell wrote about 'Re: Policy for removing working code': >> Just send these notices to -announce. The removal of stuff like this >> doesn't happen often, and as long as we're careful with the frequency >> and content of the messages I can't imagine people would complain too much. > I agree with Doug on this. > No need to add another layer of complexity to the already existing > lists. Just use them properly. Besides wouldn't it make sense to publish > the top three or five recent posts to announce@ to a reserved space on > the CMS rather than relying on consumers to subscribe to the list at > all. I know errata notices get announced I would think a heads up around > the board about big changes like removing portions of code completely > should be announced as well. Good idea. I think the web site is viewed by more people than read announce@. > FreeBSD-CA-??? "Change Announcement?" for that are constructed much of > the same way the SA & EN are ?. No, as this is not certain - if volunteers will answer the call, feature may survive instead of removal. -- WBR, Vadim Goncharov. ICQ#166852181 mailto:vadim_nuclight@mail.ru [Moderator of RU.ANTI-ECOLOGY][FreeBSD][http://antigreen.org][LJ:/nuclight]