Re: FreeBSD Crippleware (was Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/)

1999-02-11 Thread Eivind Eklund
On Thu, Feb 11, 1999 at 09:46:06AM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > (2) never question the intentions of a committer particularly > on a mailing list. Do NOT follow this rule. We should all be questioned. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" i

Re: FreeBSD Crippleware (was Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/)

1999-02-11 Thread Sheldon Hearn
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 09:46:06 PST, Steve Kargl wrote: > (2) never question the intentions of a committer particularly > on a mailing list. Hi Steve, I think it's healthy to question the intentions of commiters. However, I think it's important to clearly state your concerns. If you object, list

Re: FreeBSD Crippleware (was Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/)

1999-02-11 Thread Steve Kargl
Bruce Evans wrote: > >> > Where did the "-C" option for install(1) come from? bde pick up on > >> > somethings I did a long time ago. > >> > >> Uh, no, wrong. (Speaking as the creator of `install -C'.) > > > >In defense of Steven, he was the 'original' author of -C, whether or not > >you used

Re: FreeBSD Crippleware (was Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/)

1999-02-11 Thread Bruce Evans
>> > Where did the "-C" option for install(1) come from? bde pick up on >> > somethings I did a long time ago. >> >> Uh, no, wrong. (Speaking as the creator of `install -C'.) > >In defense of Steven, he was the 'original' author of -C, whether or not >you used his code or not. He pushed for t

Re: FreeBSD Crippleware (was Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/)

1999-02-09 Thread Nate Williams
> > Where did the "-C" option for install(1) come from? bde pick up on > > somethings I did a long time ago. > > Uh, no, wrong. (Speaking as the creator of `install -C'.) In defense of Steven, he was the 'original' author of -C, whether or not you used his code or not. He pushed for this lon

Re: FreeBSD Crippleware (was Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/)

1999-02-09 Thread Garrett Wollman
< said: > Where did the "-C" option for install(1) come from? bde pick up on > somethings I did a long time ago. Uh, no, wrong. (Speaking as the creator of `install -C'.) -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same woll...@lcs.mit.edu | O S

Re: FreeBSD Crippleware (was Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/)

1999-02-09 Thread Dag-Erling Smorgrav
Steve Kargl writes: > Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > > Steve isn't even a committer. He's one of those oh-so-many people who > > love to whine about practically anything we do, on the assumption that > > they know better, even though they never do any work of their own. > [...] > Finally, when do I

Re: FreeBSD Crippleware (was Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/)

1999-02-09 Thread Steve Kargl
Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > Sheldon Hearn writes: > > Anyway, 30 minutes later, I've figured it out. You're endorsing FreeBSD > > crippleware. I sincerely hope that your attitude is _not_ endorsed by > > the core team. > > Steve isn't even a committer. He's one of those oh-so-many people who >

Re: FreeBSD Crippleware (was Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/)

1999-02-09 Thread Dag-Erling Smorgrav
Sheldon Hearn writes: > Anyway, 30 minutes later, I've figured it out. You're endorsing FreeBSD > crippleware. I sincerely hope that your attitude is _not_ endorsed by > the core team. Steve isn't even a committer. He's one of those oh-so-many people who love to whine about practically anything

FreeBSD Crippleware (was Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/)

1999-02-09 Thread Sheldon Hearn
On Mon, 08 Feb 1999 22:34:52 PST, Steve Kargl wrote: > > How can we make this any clearer to you? Its fine to say `I don't > > want to see DHCP in the base system' when you have the choice > > of getting a static IP. A lot of the emerging high-speed access > > providers aren't giving you that op