From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 26 18:10:21 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 0C49F16A4CE for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 18:10:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-out5.xs4all.nl (smtp-out5.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72C2D43D39 for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 18:10:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-out5.xs4all.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i5QIADUY040141; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:10:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i5QIADHf092219; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:10:13 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i5QIADgd092218; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:10:13 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:10:13 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Alex Keahan Message-ID: <20040626181013.GA92177@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <34301.1088242340@critter.freebsd.dk> <200406261950.38373.alex@hightemplar.com> <20040626172444.GA11527@cat.robbins.dropbear.id.au> <200406262056.38279.alex@hightemplar.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200406262056.38279.alex@hightemplar.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-OS: FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: ibcs2 and svr4 compat headed for history 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: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 18:10:21 -0000 On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 08:56:38PM +0300, Alex Keahan wrote: > On Saturday 26 Jun 2004 8:24 pm, Tim Robbins wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 07:50:38PM +0300, Alex Keahan wrote: > > > On Saturday 26 Jun 2004 7:17 pm, Tim Robbins wrote: > > > > On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 05:43:20PM +0200, Cordula's Web wrote: > > > > > > > > - Numerous third-party applications for SCO and Solaris/x86 > > > > > > > > (e.g. backup solutions) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maple V for Solaris/x86. > > > > > > > > > > > > Is something wrong with Maple for Linux? (Which is up to version > > > > > > 9.5, looks as if.) > > > > > > > > > > No license. Gatuitously dropping backward compatibility support for > > > > > commercial software is rude, to say the least... Where was that old > > > > > Solaris/x86 HDD now?. Yuck. :-( > > > > > > > > No, it's realistic. Maintaining SVR4/i386 compatibility is not a good > > > > use of developer resources considering how few people use it. > > > > > > What happened to "if it ain't broken, don't axe it"? > > > > The kernel's internal interfaces change; security bugs are discovered. > > Someone has to keep the code up to date, and the people who end up doing > > the work are *not* the people who advocate keeping the code around. > > That's a slippery slope and you don't want to go there. > > Maintenance of old code is the price you have to pay when you write new code. > That includes kernel interfaces and security bugs. So you think you have the right to decide where a volunteer-driven project should spend it's time/resources on? Interesting. But not reality. W/ -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org