From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Feb 6 13:21:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA03059 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 13:21:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA02940 for ; Fri, 6 Feb 1998 13:20:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA00974; Sat, 7 Feb 1998 07:41:09 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199802071541.HAA00974@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Wilko Bulte cc: robert+freebsd@cyrus.watson.org, mike@smith.net.au, alk@pobox.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: wd0s1e hard errors In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 06 Feb 1998 19:05:57 +0100." <199802061805.TAA01257@yedi.iaf.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 07 Feb 1998 07:41:08 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe hackers" > > > > As to why I kept the machine? A Kerberos server just does a little DES, > > and why fix something that is clearly not broken? > > Right! ... which means you're not likely to change the OS either. So, like the people said, stick with it, or help fix it. > And I cannot really understand why in parallel to this thread people are > discussing adding useless junk (IMHO) called 'splash screens' to FreeBSD. Because this "useless junk" is supported by developers that see a need for it. If you see a need for bad144 to stay, then support it. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\