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Date:      Thu, 23 Mar 2000 09:44:53 -0700
From:      Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
To:        "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
Cc:        Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: New article
Message-ID:  <38DA4A05.7E4E1F71@softweyr.com>
References:  <200003221731.MAA20664@blackhelicopters.org> <38D977A2.3A64317A@newsguy.com>

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"Daniel C. Sobral" wrote:
> 
> Michael Lucas wrote:
> >
> > Well, the kernel article just hit LinuxWorld
> >
> > http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-2000-03/lw-03-freebsd.html
> >
> > Thanks to all who commented/proofread this!
> 
> There are some errors, though... :-)
> 
> You say "make depend all install" once, which is incorrect.
> 
> The claim about complexity of a kernel configuration tool is also
> completely groundless. There isn't a kernel configuration tool for
> FreeBSD because no one can be bothered to produce one, and that's that.
> There is no technical obstacles to it.

There *IS* a graphical kernel configuration utility for FreeBSD.
It's called Emacs.

Perhaps someone who really groks elisp could make us a kernel-conf
mode?

> Alas, we have been evolving to allow mostly dispensing with a kernel
> configuration file altogether.

A sensible approach.

> capo@zurichgnomes.bsdconspiracy.net

;^)

-- 
            "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                                         Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com                                           http://softweyr.com/


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