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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news-in-east.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!130.207.244.18!gatech!news.jax.bellsouth.net!news.rdu.bellsouth.net!not-for-mail From: Arthur Pesa <apesa@bellsouth.net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: XTERM Problems Date: Sun, 01 Jun 1997 22:44:41 -0400 Organization: Integrated Object Development Lines: 40 Message-ID: <33923399.42B6@bellsouth.net> References: <5mk5rp$788@nnrp4.farm.idt.net><5mp5no$59p$2@nntp2.ba.best.com> <3390866A.41C67EA6@FreeBSD.org> <5mqs7d$20e$1@enyo.uwa.edu.au> <01bc6e88$857e8440$f3e94dc2@hugo09.ticsoft.de> Reply-To: apesa@bellsouth.net NNTP-Posting-Host: d00030.rdu.bellsouth.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (WinNT; I) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42015 Patrick M. Hausen wrote: > > David May <mayd@chrysanthemum.localdomain> wrote in > <5mqs7d$20e$1@enyo.uwa.edu.au>... > > In article <3390866A.41C67EA6@freebsd.org>, > > "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org> writes: > > > Byron Brummer wrote: > > >> ..... > > >> Also, maxusers should be set to at least 5 (I do 10). Why the > hell > > >> this isn't set the GERERIC kernel is beyond me... > > > > > > GENERIC = GENERIC. Think about the dictionary definition, if you can. > > > Is an X desktop with 4 xterms, a netscape and a fancy WM "generic?" > No. > > > That is not generic, that is a desktop configuration. Is a news server > > > with 8 innds running and 6 drives stripped with ccd into a single > volume > > > generic? No, that is not generic either, that is a USENET news server > > > ...... > > > > The dictionary definition of GENERIC is irrelevent to this. It is > > reasonable that the distributed kernel be the one that is useful the > > majority of users. I do not have any figures but I would be surprised if > > less than 90% of FreeBSD kernels are used in a desktop configuration. > > Nope. It's absolutely essential for the GENERIC kernel to boot on the > widest range of machines possible, to enable people to _install_ > FreeBSD in the first place. > > After installation's complete, you're supposed to build your own kernel > anyway. > > My $.2 > > Patrick divide your $.2 by 10 that's my $.02. I can't help myself I am an analytical chemist, numbers mean everything..... unless you have a full 20 cents to give.. :-)