On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:33:32 -0500
"Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com> wrote:

> 
> David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk> writes:
> > The actual propblem is that the proposed 'feature' breaks all the
> > standards.
> 
> It is, however, superior behavior, and the "break" is exceptionally
> mild.

But NetBSD has a good track record on following standards.  I'm not
convinced that it's worth breaking them here.
> 
> Rob Pike is no idiot, and he wrote that paper for a reason. However, I
> recognize that most people will not agree with me.
> 
Rob isn't an idiot, but he is rather quirky. 



		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb