HEADS UP: FreeBSD 6.4 and 8.0 EoLs coming soon

[Vadim Goncharov]

Hi Robert Watson! 

On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 11:47:29 +0100 (BST); Robert Watson wrote about 'Re: HEADS UP: FreeBSD 6.4 and 8.0 EoLs coming soon':

>>> It seems code exists :-)
>>>
>>> http://old.nabble.com/ISDN4BSD-on-8-current-td23919925.html
>>> 	ISDN4BSD package has been updated to compile on FreeBSD
>>> 	8-current
>>>
>>> 	http://www.selasky.org/hans_petter/isdn4bsd/
>>>
>>> Apparently needs massaging into main FreeBSD tree.
>>
>> I agree that my I4B code should be re-written somewhat before committed. 
>> Possibly we should update the API's present too, to support IP-telephony 
>> aswell.
> Just to clarify things a little for those following it: the original I4B code 
> was removed for entirely practical reasons: it couldn't run without the Giant 
> lock, and support for the Giant lock over the network stack was removed.

But if it was used, removing a component just because of Giant lock is not
practical and is purely ideologic, isn't it?

-- 
WBR, Vadim Goncharov. ICQ#166852181       mailto:vadim_nuclight at mail.ru
[Moderator of RU.ANTI-ECOLOGY][FreeBSD][http://antigreen.org][LJ:/nuclight]