Subject: Re: bitch bitch bitch was RE: KA6x0 support
To: Oscar Oberg <Oscar.Oberg@abc.se>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 06/24/1998 11:24:55
On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Oscar Oberg wrote:
> > Can you file a PR on it?
>
> Don't have my NetBSD box hooked up to the net.. Is there a web interface?
>
http://www.NetBSD.org/cgi-bin/sendpr.cgi?gndb=netbsd
> > > b) Default behaviour for any error was to start over from the beginning
> > >
> > What do you define as an error here?
>
> In my opinion it should jump back one level. For example, if my FTP
> install fails, I'd rather go back and try an NFS install than start over
> from the partitioning stage.
>
Best to include that in a PR to make sure it does not all through
the cracks...
> > > If these things were fixed, however, it would be a great install process.
> > >
> > I believe that is the intended plan :)
>
> Can't wait to see it working on VAX..
>
It sounds like a nice job for someone with C knowledge, but
without the experience/desire to work on kernel stuff. I'm sure
Ragge could run it off without any real effort, but new machine
support is probably a much better priority :)
David/absolute
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