portupgrade questions

[Aryeh M. Friedman]

Jerry McAllister wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 10:15:54AM -0500, Aryeh M. Friedman wrote:
>
>   
>>> I really should rephrase what I said, because you're both right and I knew
>>> you were right.
>>>
>>> *I* can't mix packages and ports, because *I* can't be bothered keeping
>>> track of things.
>>>   
>>>       
>> Like everything in UNIX there are several ways:
>>
>> 1. The default (simplest way)
>> 2. The simple but manual way
>> 3. And the "right" but insanely complex way
>>     
>
> It may seem like that sometimes.  But, most often, the right way
> is also the simplest way.
>
>   
>> Has anyone heard of KISS??!?!?!?!?
>>     
>
> Yes.  The problem is that so many people put all their emphasis
> on the last 'S' which doesn't help anybody.
>   

The last S implies the lowest maintance method which just so
happens to always be the first one listed above... for example out of
the godizillon kernel settings that might marginally improve performence
the only one I set in 8-current is IPI_PREEMPTION (as well as removing
the debug options).... surely this is simpler then fiddling with
indivual settings and/or sysctl's

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Aryeh M. Friedman
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