Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:57:21 -0400 From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chimesnet.com> To: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.osd.bsdi.com>, Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>, Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>, Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com>, Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>, Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc Makefile src/include Makefile src/release Makefile src/release/picobsd/build Makefile.mfs src/release/picobsd/custom Makefile.mfs src/release/picobsd/dial Makefile.mfs src/release/picobsd/install Makefile.mfs Message-ID: <20000726125721.Z51462@jade.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <200007261456.IAA11238@nomad.yogotech.com>; from nate@yogotech.com on Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 08:56:51AM -0600 References: <200007252213.PAA34677@netplex.com.au> <10733.964597601@localhost> <200007261456.IAA11238@nomad.yogotech.com>
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On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 08:56:51AM -0600, Nate Williams wrote:
> > argument for me. Nothing browns-off a system administrator more than
> > variant, astonishing behavior at 3am.
>
> Given that FreeBSD's user-base exceeds all of the other BSD's, I find
> *this* a very weak argument. Folks who use FreeBSD rarely use the other
> BSDs, so most wouldn't be astonished at all, as they more likely have
> experience with Linux or WinXX than with another BSD.
So we should use our large userbase to implement non-standard behavior
and justify it based soley on the fact that people will just accept it
out of ignorance on how other systems do it?
Woah, this sounds alllll too familiar....
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Bill Fumerola - Network Architect, BOFH / Chimes, Inc.
billf@chimesnet.com / billf@FreeBSD.org
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