Re: Noise ratio on -CURRENT has increased recently

2 msg	weird netstat -i IF output in bridge configurat...
1 msg	BUS-DMA alignment check - false positives
4 msg	Typo in /usr/src/sys/cam/cam_xpt.c
4 msg	7.0-RC1 - ZFS + UFS + io activity show a deadlock
20 msg	resolver change?
4 msg	Re: SMP kernels /w POLLING enabled - combinatio...
11 msg	build/installworld break under -j n for n>1
1 msg	[patch] '-d' option for pw to delete list of me...
7 msg	7cur: SMP kernels /w POLLING enabled - combinat...
4 msg	if_wpi panic in 7.0-PRERELEASE
1 msg	CUR: /usr/sbin/config and hardcoding eng_crypto...
1 msg	upcoming bugathon this weekend
6 msg	minidumps are unsafe on amd64
12 msg	FreeBSD 7, bridge, PF and syn flood = very bad ...
2 msg	installation problem
5 msg	freebsd 7 release process
1 msg	panic on recent source

Noise ratio on -CURRENT has increased recently
\ bazzoola (24 Jan 2008)
. \ Robert Watson (25 Jan 2008)

5 msg	4GB RAM with an intel core 2 processor
12 msg	Weird performance behaviour in 7.0

Subject:	Re: Noise ratio on -CURRENT has increased recently
Group:	Freebsd-current
From:	Robert Watson
Date:	25 Jan 2008

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008, bazzoola wrote:

> I come from an academic background and I have been reading and enjoying
> -CURRENT for years I use it to learn and adapt new ideas in my research. I
> just wanted to say that recently, I noticed that the noise ratio here has
> increased more than 'the usual' and it really saddens me to see intelligent
> and very active developers throwing bricks at each other on this public
> list.
>
> I have always liked this educated and kind community of FreeBSD and I hope
> it remains like that.

I agree, and have had similar worries. I expect a moderate amount of it is
because a lot of people are sitting around twiddling their thumbs waiting for
7.0 to ship so they can get "back to business" with the pent-up works in
progress. Hopefully that will be remedied shortly. :-)

Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge
_______________________________________________
freebsd-current mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current
To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe"