Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 10:26:05 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: "Jeroen C. van Gelderen" <jeroen@vangelderen.org> Cc: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>, "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>, Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <asmodai@FreeBSD.ORG>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Small MAKEDEV bug Message-ID: <76232.957860765@axl.ops.uunet.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 08 May 2000 18:56:03 -0400." <39174603.3BBBD536@vangelderen.org>
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On Mon, 08 May 2000 18:56:03 -0400, "Jeroen C. van Gelderen" wrote: > Now it's a question of "the UNIX way" vs. convenience/userfriendlyness > :-) I don't agree. I think this is an issue of avoiding changes that unnecessarily astonish existing users. If you can find ways to improve MAKEDEV that don't inconvenience those already familiar with it, great. If your improvements astonish these people, you need to put a bit more thought into what you're actually scoring. Lately, we're seeing a lot of vanity changes; this is a trend that can only end in tears. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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