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Cc: Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org>, current@freebsd.org,
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Subject: Re: HEADS UP: compat6x
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John Hay wrote:
> But even in all those other threads, never had there been a decent
> answer why it is good to have two incompatible libraries with the same
> number. It can only cause hurt.

No one has said that it won't be changed, only that it won't be
changed right this minute. It's ok if you don't understand all the
technical points that were made in the previous threads (I don't
understand them all either). But what you should realize is that this
is -current, and sometimes stuff breaks. If you can't deal with that,
run RELENG_6. Sorry to be so direct about it, but seriously ...

Doug

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