From owner-freebsd-arch Mon Jul 15 21:44:37 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2624C37B400 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 21:44:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (f117.law3.hotmail.com [209.185.241.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD1B243E72 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 21:44:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gat7634@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 21:44:35 -0700 Received: from 149.99.123.132 by lw3fd.law3.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 16 Jul 2002 04:44:34 GMT X-Originating-IP: [149.99.123.132] From: "Gary Thorpe" To: tlambert2@mindspring.com Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Package system flaws? Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 00:44:34 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Jul 2002 04:44:35.0630 (UTC) FILETIME=[7C39DCE0:01C22C83] Sender: owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >From: Terry Lambert >To: Mark Valentine >CC: "Louis A. Mamakos" ,Thomas Seck >, 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