On Mon, Feb 09, 2009 at 09:05:13PM +1300, Richard Toohey wrote: > On 9/02/2009, at 6:31 PM, Thomas Pfaff wrote: > >> I think this could use some explaining for those of us that are not >> intimately involved in development or have been around here for that >> long. Keeping it small and simple by saying no to adding one file >> at 7.2K? I'd really like to know the rationale on this one. >> >> Thanks. > > My guess would be that I want this 10K util, you want that 7.2K util, > Fred wants that 20K util, and every Tom, Dick, and Harry wants > their n K ... who gets to make the rules, who gets to administer it, > etc.? > (Who gets to listen to everyone arguing why this or that should go in?) > > And guess there may be ramifications for install media?
If there is no room in base, it would be nice to have it in ports. Or is there something else in ports already that does the same thing? I've found wake extremely useful for turning on remote desktop computers from the Soekris firewall rather than leaving them on all the time.
