Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:39:44 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: trhodes@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, jhb@freebsd.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src Makefile README Message-ID: <20060622073944.GC64578@dragon.NUXI.org> In-Reply-To: <20060621.160706.1606922361.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <20060620193458.42040d97.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <200606211306.36770.jhb@freebsd.org> <20060621.123456.232930587.imp@bsdimp.com> <20060621.160706.1606922361.imp@bsdimp.com>
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On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 04:07:06PM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <20060621.123456.232930587.imp@bsdimp.com> "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> writes: > : The problem with making it 'user-supported' is that it really is a > : dangerous tool for the normal user. Sure, it mostly works, most of > : the time, for most situations. However, when it fails, it fails in an > : unsafe way. It fails in a way that can't be backed out from easily, > : meaning someone will have to boot distribution media to back out to a > : known good state. These events are rare, but totally #@$@!!@@#$ the > : user. > : > : And we're back to the compromise that we had before... > > Unless we want to require I_KNOW_WORLD_CAN_HURT_ME instead of > HISTORICAL_MAKE_WORLD :-) The knob used to include the text "I_KNOW_WHAT_IM_DOING". :-) -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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