Peter, do you seriously think that this word play is going to help the BIND 9 support for Windows? So, I am asking you, what’s your serious proposal what should we do?
I’ve had asked if people are willing to invest time, effort or money into keeping the Windows support alive. I would rather accept an external contributor with a commitment rather than just a fat cheque, because Windows support isn’t really something we are putting our heart in. The ISC is working on improving BIND 9 day and night (in fact, it’s almost 11pm here), and we are spread thin, and we have to prioritise. And if I had to answer the question whether I and my team should spend time improving BIND 9 just for everybody or invest the precious time into fixing yet another incompatibility between POSIX/SUSv2 and Windows world, I think the answer would be always: Let’s improve things for majority of our users. It’s just simple as that. Ondrej -- Ondřej Surý (He/Him) ond...@isc.org > On 4. 6. 2021, at 20:37, Peter Coghlan <b...@beyondthepale.ie> wrote: > > What I find ironic is that here: > > https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/bind9/-/blob/main/README.md > > the very first line says: > > "BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is a complete, highly portable > implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol." > > If this were truly the case, BIND would work on Windows (or any other > platform that doesn't have a "u" in it's name) with minimal effort > and would not require specific funding to adapt it to any particular > platform. > > Can we please have a realistic definition of what BIND is and what > it's objectives are? > > I for one would be more likely to contribute to the development of > a non-platform-specific, portable BIND than a single-platform-specific > one. > > On the other hand, if it has already been decided that BIND can only > realistically be implemented in the *u* arena and will rely on > facilities only available in this arena, then shouldn't this be stated > clearly instead of also declaring that it is highly portable? > > Regards, > Peter Coghlan. > >> >> Do you understand how ironic is for you to complain about “subscription is >> not going to happen” while **every** email on the mailing list has this >> note in the footer: >> >> ISC funds the development of this software with paid support subscriptions. >> Contact us at https://www.isc.org/contact/ for more information. >> >> -- >> Ondřej Surý — ISC (He/Him) >> >> My working hours and your working hours may be different. Please do not feel >> obligated to reply outside your normal working hours. >> >>> On 4. 6. 2021, at 19:47, Peter via bind-users <bind-users@lists.isc.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 04/06/2021 6:05 pm, John Thurston wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 6/4/2021 8:48 AM, Peter via bind-users wrote: >>>>> When people find out2024 is the year bind is no longer supported for >>>>> windows people aregoing to be upset this all seems to be done quietly >>>>> nothing posted on the the isc.org site about this just how many people >>>>> depend on bind for windows will be shocking. >>>> >>>> And griping about the decision on the mailing list is annoying. >>>> >>>> If you want to alter the decision, bring something new to the discussion. >>>> Funding to pay for the windows development team? Logistical support for >>>> the project? >>>> >>>> Anything constructive will be better received than repeating "I don't like >>>> your decision". >>>> >>> Yes John Thurston I said about a subscription here which I guess will not >>> happen if they made up thier mind its likly no going to happen. >>> >>> Deprecating BIND 9.18+ on Windows (or making it community improved and >>> supported (isc.org) >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to >>> unsubscribe from this list >>> >>> ISC funds the development of this software with paid support subscriptions. >>> Contact us at https://www.isc.org/contact/ for more information. >>> >>> >>> bind-users mailing list >>> bind-users@lists.isc.org >>> https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users > _______________________________________________ > Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe > from this list > > ISC funds the development of this software with paid support subscriptions. > Contact us at https://www.isc.org/contact/ for more information. > > > bind-users mailing list > bind-users@lists.isc.org > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list ISC funds the development of this software with paid support subscriptions. Contact us at https://www.isc.org/contact/ for more information. bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users