Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 15:13:09 +0100 From: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-rc] Re: RFC: Removal of the old rc system from -current Message-ID: <20030427141309.GA71304@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <200304271404.h3RE4TPm084271@grimreaper.grondar.org> References: <3EABD516.2090100@btc.adaptec.com> <200304271404.h3RE4TPm084271@grimreaper.grondar.org>
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On Sun, Apr 27, 2003 at 03:04:29PM +0100, Mark Murray wrote: > Scott Long writes: > > My premise is this: there are people who cvsup and build world on a > > regular basis, track current@, etc, and there are those who are only > > interested in running official releases. My concern is not the first > > group, but the second group. The old rc system has been around for > > quite some time, and it might be a shock if it disappears without > > warning. > > This would be a plus IMO. I'm aware of at least one FreeBSDer who > installed from CD and wondered why his changes to rc.* (not rc.d.*) > didn't work at all. Removing those files simplifies things. Yes. Those users are unlikely to know to specify rc_ng="NO" , so rc.* won't work for them anyway. Ceri --
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