Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:44:34 -0400 From: "Gary Thorpe" <gat7634@hotmail.com> To: tlambert2@mindspring.com Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Package system flaws? Message-ID: <F117NL91IABQOUHXMrm00012163@hotmail.com>
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>From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> >To: Mark Valentine <mark@thuvia.demon.co.uk> >CC: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>,Thomas Seck ><tmseck-lists@netcologne.de>, freebsd-arch@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: Package system flaws? >Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 15:01:47 -0700 > [...] >"Modularizing the base system" is not a problem; it is the >solution to a problem -- and not just an ends in itself, as your >lack of certainty implies. Performing that task has consequences >significantly above and beyond the direct consequences any casual >observer would expect. On the topic of modularity, is an standard, official ABI for FreeBSD planned? Are there plans for standardizing binary interfaces for kernel modules. Would any of this (theoretical or actual) allow the kernel to be updated relatively independently of the rest of the system? _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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