On Wed, 24 Jul 2019 at 20:09, Robert Simmons wrote: > > Yes, to reduce the code base complexity so that resources can be focused on > a smaller code base. > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 3:06 PM Aaron C. de Bruyn > wrote: > > > Ubuntu made the decision, then rolled it back (partially) due to community > > outcry. (https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-19-10-drops-32-bit-support/) > > If your reason for wanting to drop support is "Ubuntu is doing it", my > > response would be "cool story bro". > > Can you state what you are trying to accomplish by dropping support so the > > merits can be debated? > > > > -A
<snip> Please don't top post, makes replying in context a major PITA! Optimise resource allocation for the code base by writing better code, not by dropping functional parts---code should be simple so as to make errors obvious, and yes, that includes proper design comments in the code too (compare solaris code when that was released to _even current_ FreeBSD code---developers in the former went through painstaking process to explain even the "obvious" things in *plain English,* where as with most FOSS the approach is "well, duh!!! it's obvious why bother writing up???" and the answer is: "it might be obvious now, but (a) how do I know the code reflects the coder's intent, (b) that intent was correct in the first place, and (c) how much do you have to re-learn when you come back to the code in a month, or a year (and I'm not even talking about someone else trying to figure out what the code does when the coder `disappears')?") The short of it is---write quality code, not look for things to trim, if you want better quality software. We had similar discussion already when Rust was being discussed a while back, and one of the "big" reasons was "better," yet it's demonstrably equally easy to write crappy code in the latter. -- Igor M. _______________________________________________ freebsd-security@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-security-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
