Theo, come on man... I really don't understand the hostility here. My goal
here is not to get people worked up. I understand you get harassed a lot
and people constantly beg for this and that, but I just wanted
clarification as I have seen no strict guidelines on what actually becomes
"Errata". The description in the FAQ is rather vague and that is what
prompted me to ask.
I apologize if I came off rude, but that was not the intent.
Honestly, the thought that this can easily affect other people with lots
of network statements in OSPF is pretty scary, and the thought of running
-current is equally scary. Most admins prefer not to live out on the edge
and I understand the project's strict guidelines should ensure safe and
reliable code commits, but nobody is perfect and this is one of those
situations where I would like to be as safe as possible. Deciding to run
non -release software with what would be described in most projects as
being "unofficial" fixes is a giant leap of faith for most people. What
can I say -- old habits die hard.
On the other hand, I had this discussion with co-workers today: What makes
you trust hotfixes from vendors any more than code from members of the
example: OpenBSD project? It doesn't make sense; you don't get responses
from their developers directly most of the time, you have no idea what
their skills are, and you certainly don't get to see the code! Suddenly
you trust a vendor with your life because you were forced to drop a hefty
bag of money in front of them? It seems very backwards, and I'd like to
get that perception changed: quality open source software is available and
it is a wise financial investment.
I have great respect for you, Theo, the OpenBSD project, and all of the
contributers. The responses to this situation from Claude have instilled
great confidence in the use of this software. I just want to point out
that the FAQ does indeed say that "Most users should be running either
-stable or -release", and if there is absolutely no way that the OpenOSPFD
fixes can make it into an official errata (even with a paid bounty?) I'll
just have to grit my teeth, build some -current boxes, test the living
hell out of them, and hope for the best. :-)
Cheers,
Mark
