From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 24 12:06:52 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECEB537B401 for ; Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:06:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from xorpc.icir.org (xorpc.icir.org [192.150.187.68]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66D9F43F75 for ; Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:06:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rizzo@xorpc.icir.org) Received: from xorpc.icir.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by xorpc.icir.org (8.12.8p1/8.12.3) with ESMTP id h6OJ6qkN034118; Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:06:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rizzo@xorpc.icir.org) Received: (from rizzo@localhost) by xorpc.icir.org (8.12.8p1/8.12.3/Submit) id h6OJ6qBc034117; Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:06:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rizzo) Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:06:52 -0700 From: Luigi Rizzo To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030724120652.B33961@xorpc.icir.org> References: <20030719171138.GA86442@dragon.nuxi.com> <20030721202314.GC21068@dragon.nuxi.com> <20030722151138.GB72888@dragon.nuxi.com> <20030722153056.GM863@starjuice.net> <20030723002531.GA44452@kokeb.ambesa.net> <20030724185933.GC85582@dragon.nuxi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20030724185933.GC85582@dragon.nuxi.com>; from obrien@freebsd.org on Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 11:59:33AM -0700 Subject: Re: Things to remove from /rescue X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 19:06:53 -0000 On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 11:59:33AM -0700, David O'Brien wrote: > On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 08:25:32PM -0400, Mike Makonnen wrote: ... > > base system. IMO, /rescue should be the absolute essentials _only_. > > Instead of theorizing reasons why someone might need ipfw and friends, > > why don't we wait until we get a bug report about a specific situation > > in which it was needed before we put it back in. > > Thank you for expressing this so well. I do think we should wait for > PR's telling real experiences rather than theorizing so much in the "what > if"'s. then just nuke everything from /rescue and waif for PR's... :) cheers luigi