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Date:      Sat, 7 May 2005 16:03:10 -0500
From:      Peter Schultz <pmes@bis.midco.net>
To:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: IPFILTER Branch [was: Re: [current tinderbox] failure on powerpc/powerpc]
Message-ID:  <15E05F3F-0FC5-490E-8987-6FE735640301@bis.midco.net>
In-Reply-To: <20050507201142.GA9298@gothmog.gr>
References:  <20050502201921.4F0387306E@freebsd-current.sentex.ca> <F89B71C9-2863-498F-BE9F-D41DFB8A070F@bis.midco.net> <20050507192448.GA1401@gothmog.gr> <200505072153.54369.josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es> <20050507201142.GA9298@gothmog.gr>

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On May 7, 2005, at 3:11 PM, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> On 2005-05-07 21:53, Jose M Rodriguez <josemi@freebsd.jazztel.es>  
> wrote:
>>> As far as a branch is concerned, please *NO*!  Anyone who wishes to
>>> maintain a separate IP Filter spinoff of CURRENT can do it using
>>> his own disk space and CVS repository (or Perforce branch, if you
>>> prefer).
>>>
>>
>> But I think that this kind of pull-ups really needs of some HEAD-UPs
>> and the assistance of people more closer to current, before the
>> breakage.
>>
>
> That is not strictly necessary, as long as a full "make universe"  
> is run
> before any widespread changes that may break one or more arches.
>
>
>> At last, I can't see this kind of matters in NetBSD, where the
>> pullups are done by 'NetBSD people'.
>>
>
> Darren is one of the "FreeBSD people".
>

You're right, Darren's work isn't insignificant.  I didn't intend to  
discredit him, I was suggesting that the space for an IP Filter  
tinderbox be created, or for people to stop complaining when he  
breaks the build, because anyone running FreeBSD-CURRENT for a few  
years already knows he will.  That is all.  :-)



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