Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 22:50:06 GMT From: Nick Johnson <freebsd@spatula.net> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/90050: boot -s drops serial console at sh prompt Message-ID: <200512062250.jB6Mo66s070176@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/90050; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Nick Johnson <freebsd@spatula.net>
To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: kern/90050: boot -s drops serial console at sh prompt
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:43:02 -0800 (PST)
On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 01:35:54PM -0800, Nick Johnson wrote:
>> On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Kris Kennaway wrote:
>>
>>> Did the same thing work under 5.4?
>>
>> I'm afraid I honestly don't remember. I'm not sure if I ever tried it,
>> because this box was born a 5.4 machine; I don't know if I ever booted it
>> single-user remotely.
>
> So how do you know it's a 6.0 bug and not misconfiguration? :)
Are you suggesting that the behaviour is appropriate? That dropping the
serial console once you get to a prompt somehow makes sense?
I'm not going to get into a nerd-slapping fight / cock-size contest over
this. Getting defensive and sanctimonious every time a bug is reported is
counterproductive. It's just a bug report. It's not a commentary on
anyone's worth as a developer or human being. It's simply a problem that
should be fixed, because it doesn't make any sense the way it is now.
Either this project is committed to quality or it isn't. Frankly I don't
care which it is. I'm not going to fight about it every time I file a PR.
Nick
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