Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 12:54:34 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Charles Shannon Hendrix <shannon@widomaker.com>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: time to step up to the SMP plate? Message-ID: <3B718AEA.F17009EA@softweyr.com> References: <XFMail.010808075358.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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John Baldwin wrote:
>
> On 08-Aug-01 Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> >
> > I would worry about committing to a tool that may or may not remain free
> > in the future. It would be better to come up with an open solution.
>
> Have you _used_ p4? :) It makes working on WIP's that aren't in HEAD yet
> _much_ easier. We've already got a p4 branch for the KSE work, and another one
> for SMPng work that isn't committed yet. If you want to rewrite p4, go for it,
> but it would take you a long time to do it.
Plus, perforce cannot magically become "un-free". They can refuse to
grant licenses to future upgrades if they change their mind, but they
can't unilaterally go back and un-grant an existing license to existing
code.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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