Re: [HEADS-UP] BSD sort is the default sort in -CURRENT


=0A=0A--- Mer 27/6/12, Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> ha scritto:=0A...=0A=
> =0A> > I believe we do not=0A> > make this kind of work with any vendor c=
ode that is=0A> being updated in the=0A> > base;=0A> =0A> Au contraire, we =
frequently avoid updating the old versions=0A> of things we have in the bas=
e precisely because they are=0A> not bug-for-bug compatible with existing b=
ehaviors that we=0A> count on.=0A>=0A=0A=0AReally?? I guess you are speakin=
g for bind, because the idea=0Abehind updating and piece of software is pre=
cisely shaking=0Abugs. New functionality counts but fixing bugs takes the=
=0Apriority. We have three serious bug reports concerning=0AGNU sort and I =
even submitted an update but no one cared=0Ato apply it.=0A=0AI would think=
 only the maintainer of the package has the=0Aauthority to make any request=
 in the lines of being=0Abug-for-bug compatible and in the case of GNU sort=
 and=0AGNU grep they are both unmaintained and replacements=0Aare welcome.=
=0A=0APlease let's stop being an obstacle towards people=0Abringing real pr=
ogress to FreeBSD!=0A=0APedro.=0A
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