From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 8 05:32:52 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9E1B16A4CE; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 05:32:52 +0000 (GMT) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (f170.freebsd.dk [212.242.86.170]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F255743D4C; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 05:32:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) Received: from critter.freebsd.dk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by critter.freebsd.dk (8.13.3/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j385WpkU023818; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:32:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from phk@critter.freebsd.dk) To: David Schultz From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 07 Apr 2005 19:45:20 EDT." <20050407234520.GA30206@VARK.MIT.EDU> Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 07:32:51 +0200 Message-ID: <23817.1112938371@critter.freebsd.dk> Sender: phk@critter.freebsd.dk cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG cc: Scott Long cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/man/man4 geom.4 X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 05:32:53 -0000 In message <20050407234520.GA30206@VARK.MIT.EDU>, David Schultz writes: >> I'm sure that if it is important some developers will jump in and >> make it better. > >This sort of attitude is related to a complaint of a number of >ports developers and others, namely, that some people refuse to >fix the things that they break. This is supposed to be a group effort, and that is supposed to mean that we help each other out. If you demand that kernel developers fix every single possible implication of their work, our kernel will not change much in the future. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.