Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Sat, 9 Mar 96 15:38 WET
From:      uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org (Frank Durda IV)
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: New kernel
Message-ID:  <m0tvWLb-000C0YC@nemesis.lonestar.org>

next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
[0]From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
[0]In former times we used the GENERIC keyword to do stuff like this, but
[0]that was clearly gross.  Stefan and I have tossed the idea around and
[0]come up with the keyword FAILSAFE as a reasonable proposal.

It sounds a bit like "Safe Mode" in Windows '95  but more intimidating.
It is certainly more descriptive than GENERIC.

It would be nice to avoid the use of the negative-sounding "FAIL" if
possible...

Frank Durda IV <uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org>|"In skiing, there is this thing
or uhclem%nemesis@rwsystr.nkn.net           | called Reality.  You will always
					    | reach reality.  The goal is to
or ...letni!rwsys!nemesis!uhclem	    | avoid reaching it at a high rate
					      of speed."  (C) 1996 FDIV




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?m0tvWLb-000C0YC>