On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 01:56:36AM +1100, Kubilay Kocak wrote: > On 25/11/2016 1:50 AM, Dag-Erling Sm??rgrav wrote: > > +/* + * Reliably open and lock a file. + * + * DO NOT, UNDER PAIN OF > > DEATH, modify this code without first reading the + * revision > > history and discussing your changes with <d...@freebsd.org>. + * Don't > > be fooled by the code's apparent simplicity; there would be no + * > > need for this function if it was as easy to get right as you think. + > > */
(Garbled quoting; please fix you MUA.) > This comes as close to obvious territoriality in FreeBSD as I've seen to > date and it's especially disappointing to see coming from someone many > look up to and consider a senior project developer. Apparently des@ was/is unhappy about unthought changes made to this code; what exactly makes his wish territorialiting and disappointing? > While we all may understand the frustration associated with people > changing code they don't understand, I believe we need less fear > associated with contributing to FreeBSD and that this is a big step in > the wrong direction. Dag-Erling's comment is perfectly fine; loud and clear. Those who want to contribute should read the prior history and ping des@; I don't see anything wrong with this (and given how reluctantly people are eager to do "svn blame" these days, I don't think this is uncalled). ./danfe _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
