Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/amd64/conf
To: Frank van der Linden <fvdl@netbsd.org>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: source-changes
Date: 06/27/2005 11:25:31
Frank van der Linden <fvdl@netbsd.org> writes:
> Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>>I'm totally against this insane policy you have pushed forward for a
>>year now of trying to maintain the current install system in
>>conditions where it clearly cannot be maintained, at the expense of
>>constantly tweaking and crippling stuff. There is no point. It must
>>end.
>
> Come on now, that's not David's fault. He's just trying to make the
> best out of a bad situation. If you want to blame someone for not
> going ahead with using CD booting, blame the port maintainer (which
> would be me).

Okay, I'll blame you then. :)

Still, all the effort spent on making things like INSTALL_foo build
could be better spent on long term solutions. The effort being spent to
shovel the tide seems wasted.

Perry