From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 22 07:39:52 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34AD516A481; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:39:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: from dragon.NUXI.org (trang.nuxi.com [66.93.134.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3AF243D53; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:39:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: from dragon.NUXI.org (obrien@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dragon.NUXI.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5M7disK065382; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:39:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.NUXI.org) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.NUXI.org (8.13.6/8.13.1/Submit) id k5M7die9065380; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:39:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:39:44 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" To: "M. Warner Losh" Message-ID: <20060622073944.GC64578@dragon.NUXI.org> References: <20060620193458.42040d97.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <200606211306.36770.jhb@freebsd.org> <20060621.123456.232930587.imp@bsdimp.com> <20060621.160706.1606922361.imp@bsdimp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060621.160706.1606922361.imp@bsdimp.com> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT Organization: The NUXI BSD Group X-Pgp-Rsa-Fingerprint: B7 4D 3E E9 11 39 5F A3 90 76 5D 69 58 D9 98 7A X-Pgp-Rsa-Keyid: 1024/34F9F9D5 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 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 X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: obrien@freebsd.org List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:39:52 -0000 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" 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)