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Date:      Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:16:15 -0500
From:      Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com>
To:        Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        trustedbsd-audit@TrustedBSD.org, K?vesd?n G?bor <gabor.kovesdan@t-hosting.hu>, current@FreeBSD.org, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Subject:   Re: HEADS UP: Audit integration into CVS in progress, some tree disruption
Message-ID:  <43E1797F.4010902@rogers.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060202011453.Y87763@fledge.watson.org>
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Robert Watson wrote:
> And as such in the release notes.  However, maybe we could add the 
> following also:
>
> - Dependence on defining "options EXPERIMENTAL" in the kernel 
> configuration
>   file -- if the kernel isn't compiled with the EXPERIMENTAL option, a 
> compile
>   error warning that it needs to be defined will be generated.
>
> - When a kernel is configured with an experimental feature, config 
> generates a
>   warning, similar to the ones it currently generates about GPL'd 
> components,
>   etc.

I think thats a great idea. This is something that would be easily 
identified by a user. The bottom of a man page or relnotes may not 
always be viewed. This should apply to all code/features that are 
experimental.




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