Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:12:01 +0200 From: Danny Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il> To: Pete Slagle <freebsd-stable@box559.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GENERIC and DEFAULTS Message-ID: <E1EWUlt-000B8i-Fm@cs1.cs.huji.ac.il> In-Reply-To: Your message of Sun, 30 Oct 2005 15:22:09 -0800 .
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> >> I've seen that 'GENERIC' file has been modified, moving some lines to > >> 'DEFAULTS': > >> > >> device isa > >> > >> device mem # Memory and kernel memory devices > >> device io # I/O device > >> > >> Why? > >> What does it mean? Should we include 'DEFAULTS' in our customized > >> 'GENERIC'? > >> Or those lines are no more mandatory? > >> > > > > No, you don't need to include 'DEFAULTS', config(8) will take care of > > that for you. > > > > http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200510271713.j9RHDNTo013082 > > > > AFAICT, this was done in order to automatically include devices which > > are essential in most cases so less experienced users won't accidentally > > break their systems and later complain that e.g. X doesn't work anymore. > > The whole mechanism seems like an obvious POLA violation. All the more > so without a note in UPDATING. > > Personally, I prefer less automated "help." In general, it might be > better to encourage those who need a nanny to run Windows, leaving > FreeBSD unencumbered for those who don't. IMHO. i agree 100%, i hate wizardy/black-magic, and this 'fix' falls in that class. Why was a 5ton hammer used to fix non existing problem? a small comment like 'you better keep these lines to make X happy' would have sufficed. my .5c, btw, im a happy freebsd user! danny
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