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Date:      Thu, 4 Jun 1998 19:44:47 -0500 (EST)
From:      "John S. Dyson" <dyson@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams)
Cc:        dyson@FreeBSD.ORG, mike@smith.net.au, nate@mt.sri.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: kernfs/procfs questions...
Message-ID:  <199806050044.TAA01092@dyson.iquest.net>
In-Reply-To: <199806050022.SAA05903@mt.sri.com> from Nate Williams at "Jun 4, 98 06:22:10 pm"

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Nate Williams said:
> > > > Do I have permission to start removing sysctl's that aren't
> > > > documented/used?
> > > 
> > > I would be more inclined to suggest an evenhanded review; if you can't 
> > > obtain documentation on one, then hash it out with UNDOCUMENTED_SYSCTLS
> > > and wait for someone to complain.  Silence would sound like acceptance 
> > > to me.
> > > 
> > Nope, let's not create more work for the people really working on FreeBSD
> > than the armchair quarterbacks like Nate.
> 
> If you aren't willing to document them, then it's not FreeBSD.  It's
> JohnBSD, since John is the only person who makes use of them.
> 
> FreeBSD is for everyone, not just John.
> 
> Don't waste everyone's time trying to wade through stuff that has no
> relevance in their kernel.
> 
Why don't you just stay away from the kernel, and work on things that
you understand? 

-- 
John                  | Never try to teach a pig to sing,
dyson@freebsd.org     | it just makes you look stupid,
jdyson@nc.com         | and it irritates the pig.

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