Re: CVS commit: src/sys/kern

[Elad Efrat <elad%bsd.org.il@localhost>]

Jared D. McNeill wrote:
> On 4-Apr-07, at 8:03 AM, Elad Efrat wrote:
>> this isn't what I pointed out. I told you this change is wrong, and I
>> also asked who okay'd it. revert these two commits.
>>
>> PLEASE STOP COMMITTING SHIT TO THE TREE WITHOUT GETTING IT OKAY'D FIRST.
> 
> ``NetBSD-current is a daily snapshot of the NetBSD development source
> tree. Because it is ``work in progress,'' it may not be particularly
> well tested, and it may not even compile. People developing drivers and
> other system-level software for NetBSD are encouraged to run
> NetBSD-current, as are people who want to be on the bleeding edge of
> NetBSD development. If you're just using NetBSD for day-to-day work, you
> should probably be running a formal release of NetBSD instead.''

I propose the following rewording to fit the (apparent) reality:

"NetBSD-current is a daily snapshot of the NetBSD development source
tree. Because nobody is following the commit guidelines, it may contain
code that doesn't compile, is untested, and not reviewed by anyone. In
addition, it may contain changes to subsystems by developers unfamiliar
with them, usually to silence automated code scanning tools that were
not configured appropriately. Unless someone notices quickly enough, the
stuff in NetBSD-current might end up in a release used in production.
Any reporting of the above problems will trigger an automated reply
indicating that This Is A Volunteer Project."

-e.