From owner-cvs-all Thu Nov 15 23:26:23 2001 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [216.33.66.196]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8E7537B417; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:26:19 -0800 (PST) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1098) id 9A9FF81D01; Fri, 16 Nov 2001 01:26:14 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 01:26:14 -0600 From: Bill Fumerola To: Steve Kargl Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/gx if_gx.c if_gxreg.h if_gxvar.h Message-ID: <20011116012614.I81711@elvis.mu.org> Reply-To: Bill Fumerola References: <20011115175616.A77299@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20011115201355.F71181-100000@achilles.silby.com> <20011115200919.A79451@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20011115234211.H81711@elvis.mu.org> <20011115221258.A80419@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20011115221258.A80419@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>; from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu on Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 10:12:58PM -0800 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.4-FEARSOME-20010909 i386 Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 10:12:58PM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > Would you encourage someone to do a binary upgrade > without reading about the changes in the system? > You're grasping at straws. no, I'm grasping at reality. I'm sure all of our users read the release notes before upgrading as diligently and thoroughly as they read the man pages, handbook, and/or FAQ before mailing -questions. as warner points out, the lack of widespread use of the wx driver may be the saving grace that would allow such a major change so late into a release branch. try the same stunt with fxp or xl and see what happens. -- - bill fumerola / fumerola@yahoo-inc.com / billf@FreeBSD.org / billf@mu.org - my anger management counselor can beat up your self-affirmation therapist To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message