Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 15:16:11 +0200 (CEST) From: torstenb@ramsey.tb.9715.org (Torsten Blum) To: asami@cs.berkeley.edu (Satoshi Asami) Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, current@FreeBSD.ORG, hans@brandinnovators.com Subject: Re: Heads up and and a call for a show of hands. Message-ID: <m0wnOVX-000KgcC@ramsey.tb.9715.org> In-Reply-To: <199707122342.QAA10120@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU> from Satoshi Asami at "Jul 12, 97 04:42:27 pm"
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Satoshi Asami wrote: > * I've had > * users ask me why, for example, that "modula3 needed a daemon." It > * doesn't, of course, but their confusion stems from the fact that > * during boot, the user sees something like: > * Local package initialization: apache m3 sshd > * > * And jumps to the obvious conclusion. > > Maybe the user needs to be educated? ;) or change the message... But I think the current "message" is ok. "Local package initialization" does not mean that a daemon is started... Adding shared library paths falls in the "initialization" category, IMHO. > Am I the only one that is disturbed by the recent trend of > behind-the-door negotiations with vendors followed by a commit > followed by a big controversy? It seems like the vendors were not > even properly reminded of our standard way of doing things. I'd hate > to see unnecessary knobs and bells and whistles added to our system > because some vendor can't be bothered to do even the minimal > OS-specific customization. > > If someone else feels the same way, please speak up. Otherwise, I'll > just slink back to my corner and close the rock behind me. ;) No, you're not alone. -tb -- Torsten Blum, Friedensstraße 13a, 82110 Gemering, Munich, Germany "Wow, die Leute hier von DEC schreiben Ihre Dokumentation mit LaTeX... Ich bin im gelobten Land... Es gibt also die kommerzielle - PC und M$ freie Welt" -- Arne Steinkamm
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