From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 30 22:00:14 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1C1416A4CF for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:00:14 +0000 (GMT) Received: from postal2.es.net (postal2.es.net [198.128.3.206]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74B1043D45 for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:00:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from ptavv.es.net ([198.128.4.29]) by postal2.es.net (Postal Node 2) with ESMTP (SSL) id IBA74465; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:00:14 -0700 Received: from ptavv (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id A33055D09; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:00:13 -0700 (PDT) To: Ceri Davies In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:36:39 BST." <20040830213639.GJ36133@submonkey.net> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:00:13 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20040830220013.A33055D09@ptavv.es.net> cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: suggestion for /usr/src/UPDATING X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:00:14 -0000 > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:36:39 +0100 > From: Ceri Davies > Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org > > > --k3qmt+ucFURmlhDS > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 11:08:17PM +0200, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote: > > On Mon, 30.08.2004 at 09:31:06 -0700, David O'Brien wrote: > > > > mergemasters is gross. Have you ever tried to run it on an 80-column > > > > display? I absolutely hate the "left" "right" stuff. You push the "l" > > > > with your right hand and the "r" with your left for crying out loud. > > > > > > LOL!! > > > > This is not funny. I myself have to think loud about which button to > > press. 'r' is on the left keyboard side and 'l' is to the right. > > Maybe you should hack yourself up a keymap to use while running > mergemaster only. Simpler to follow the old TV repair rule: Only use one hand. Much easier and much less prone to "unpleasant" errors. Just a bit slower. For those who type with only two fingers, it's barely a slowdown. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634