* geustace@godzone.net.nz <geustace@godzone.net.nz> [010428 21:44] wrote:
> I am rather staggered by a developer considering it necessary to
> attempt to cooerce the core development team into including a patch.
I'm assuming you refer to the updated page at:
http://people.freebsd.org/~alfred/vacfix/
> If the work that Alfred has done is as effective as he claims, then
> there must be a *REALLY* good reason why it isn't being included.
The work is not mine. It was contracted by my previous employer
that I still maintain a close working relationship with.
> I don't want to start any form of war....
> But as a user I'd be interested to know why such a patch would appear
> to be unacceptable.
I never said anyone accused the patch was "unacceptable" I just
said it was never integrated nor brought up to date with the 7.1
branch.
I'll update the vacfix page to explain better.
I also need to update it to explain that the vacfix is not a
cure-all, certain degenerate conditions cause it to perform as
bad if not worse than a traditional vacuum.
--
-Alfred Perlstein - [alfred@freebsd.org]
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