svn commit: r309109 - head/lib/libutil

[Kubilay Kocak]

On 25/11/2016 1:50 AM, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:
> +/* + * Reliably open and lock a file. + * + * DO NOT, UNDER PAIN OF
> DEATH, modify this code without first reading the + * revision
> history and discussing your changes with <des at freebsd.org>. + * Don't
> be fooled by the code's apparent simplicity; there would be no + *
> need for this function if it was as easy to get right as you think. +
> */

This comes as close to obvious territoriality in FreeBSD as I've seen to
date and it's especially disappointing to see coming from someone many
look up to and consider a senior project developer.

While we all may understand the frustration associated with people
changing code they don't understand, I believe we need less fear
associated with contributing to FreeBSD and that this is a big step in
the wrong direction.

Please choose a better way to resolve the perceived problem.

--
Respectfully,

./koobs