Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 12:14:08 -0800 (PST) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/examples/svr4 README compat_sol26.tar. Message-ID: <XFMail.990131121408.jdp@polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <199901310658.OAA02019@spinner.netplex.com.au>
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Peter Wemm wrote:
> Umm, John, we already have a precedent here.. We've got a uuencoded
> ibcs2 'Hello world' binary.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
And it's moot anyway with respect to what I did. The commits needed
to be backed out for other reasons. They were binary files, not
uuencoded, and not checked in with "-kb". You don't need me to
explain the problem with that.
> I personally feel that a statically linked 'yes, it worked' SVR4 ELF
> binary would be useful.
I don't think it belongs in our source tree.
Look: I took responsibility for correcting what I judged to be a
problem in the repository that required swift remedial action. That
is exactly what I am expected and authorized to do, and I stand behind
my decision and my actions. If you feel the need to second-guess
and/or undo my changes after the fact, well, go ahead -- you have
seniority.
---
John Polstra jdp@polstra.com
John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA
"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public."
-- H. L. Mencken
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