Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 22:01:33 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it, frank@our.domaintje.com, tcobb@staff.circle.net, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Softupdate for 2.2.6? Message-ID: <199804052201.PAA27114@usr05.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <3370.891777350@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Apr 5, 98 04:55:50 am
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> No implication of centralized control over third party patches was > intended. I am simply saying that each task is hard enough to do that > it's highly unlikely that the questioner will see such patches > released. > > > > Q. Will any of the following features ever be in 2.2.x, even as > > > 3rd party patches? > > > > > > A. 1. Soft Updates: No. > > > 2. CAM: No. > > > 3. SMP: No (you didn't ask, but I figured while I was making > > > a list... :-) > > > > since when is anyone in control of third party patches ? > > (i mean except licensing restrictions). If some good soul wants to do > > the backport and provide a patchfile, i don't see any problem with > > that. I understand that you are being realistic and "No" means "I don't > > think we'll ever find someone willing to do the backport" If patches were provided, say for soft updates, would they be integrated, or would thy have to remain "third party"? Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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