Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 10:29:55 GMT From: Mark Valentine <mark@thuvia.demon.co.uk> To: Juli Mallett <jmallett@freebsd.org> Cc: Garrett Wollman <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>, standards@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why I am opposed to a Standards Ghetto Message-ID: <200210271029.g9RATtcI030243@dotar.thuvia.org> In-Reply-To: <20021027021319.B799@FreeBSD.org>
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> From: Juli Mallett <jmallett@freebsd.org> > Date: Sun 27 Oct, 2002 > Subject: Re: Why I am opposed to a Standards Ghetto > > Can you give any examples of something you'd move to /usr/bsd? What > > use would there be for the version left behind? > > The version left behind would be the "conflicts-free" version. As for > something I'd put there... Hmm, ps(1), with the /usr/bsd version > preferring BSD in any conflict, /usr/posix preferring POSIX, and the > base system either implementing neither in the case of a conflict, or > making a value judgement. That doesn't seem to leave a very functional /bin/ps. > I'm talking about "strict" compatability/conformance > vs. "loose" conflict resolution, with the base system preferring the > latter, and the former being available to people who need/want it. I don't see much use for leaving stale BSD utilities around in /usr/bsd, if the default versions are backwards compatible with them. I feel like I'm missing your point... :-( Cheers, Mark. -- Mark Valentine, Thuvia Labs <mark@thuvia.co.uk> <http://www.thuvia.co.uk>; "Tigers will do ANYTHING for a tuna fish sandwich." Mark Valentine uses "We're kind of stupid that way." *munch* *munch* and endorses FreeBSD -- <http://www.calvinandhobbes.com>; <http://www.freebsd.org>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-standards" in the body of the message
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