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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
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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.. :-)