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Date:      Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:18:34 +1100 (EST)
From:      John Birrell  <jb@cimlogic.com.au>
To:        phk@critter.freebsd.dk (Poul-Henning Kamp)
Cc:        mike@smith.net.au, des@flood.ping.uio.no, darrenr@reed.wattle.id.au, committers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: sysctl descriptions
Message-ID:  <199901100818.TAA07938@cimlogic.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <19262.915954616@critter.freebsd.dk> from Poul-Henning Kamp at "Jan 10, 1999  8:50:16 am"

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Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> 
> I have backed out the commit DES did before concensus was reached.
> 
> I don't think you will be able to sway -core on this one, I tried
> for half a year and got nowhere.  I used all the same arguments
> as you do and then some, but everytime it was pointed out that:
[...]
> Appeal to: -core.

Please don't force these things to be discussed behind closed doors! If
there has ever been an argument for disbanding core, it is to make
discussions public.

According to Jordan's state-of-the-nation ramble (after which we're
bound to start calling him "Terry"), the change is acceptable because
there was fore-warning and DES received some favourable and some negative
comments, but not a huge outcry.

-- 
John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@freebsd.org http://www.cimlogic.com.au/
CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137

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