From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Oct 8 09:21:33 1995 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id JAA06116 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 8 Oct 1995 09:21:33 -0700 Received: from fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov (fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov [137.75.131.171]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with SMTP id JAA06111 ; Sun, 8 Oct 1995 09:21:31 -0700 Received: by fslg8.fsl.noaa.gov (5.57/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA11503; Sun, 8 Oct 95 10:21:29 -0600 Received: by yarmouth.fsl.noaa.gov (1.37.109.16/SMI-4.1 (1.37.109.16)) id AA008599293; Sun, 8 Oct 1995 10:21:33 -0600 Date: Sun, 8 Oct 1995 10:21:33 -0600 From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) Message-Id: <199510081621.AA008599293@yarmouth.fsl.noaa.gov> To: j@uriah.heep.sax.de Cc: doc@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, jehamby@lightside.com, jfieber@indiana.edu In-Reply-To: <199510081336.OAA00534@uriah.heep.sax.de> (message from J Wunsch on Sun, 8 Oct 1995 14:36:30 +0100 (MET)) Subject: Re: Kernelconfig.sgml FINALLY FINISHED! Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Joerg" == J Wunsch writes: Joerg> ``Often, config file names resemble the name of the machine Joerg> the kernel is intended for, for example, a config file for Joerg> the machine freefall.freebsd.org would be called Joerg> FREEFALL.'' ``Also, if you're making a kernel for a group of identical machines, the kernel name could reflect the machines' configuration or purpose, such as MICRON32MB or STUDENTLAB.'' -- Sean Kelly NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder Colorado USA I've never seen electricity, so I don't pay for it. I write right on the bill, "I'm sorry, I haven't seen it all month." -- Steven Wright