From: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 09:24:07 -0700
> Read Linus's comments on standards. We make software for users, not for > academic use. > http://kerneltrap.org/node/5725 > > If we added this then paranoid users would set it. I totally agree, and naming this thing "standard_compliant" really gives the wrong impression about the situation. Every TCP stack out there has behaviorisms, like these, which while not mentioned specifically in any standard are entirely within the spirit of the standards and that is what matters. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html