[OpenAFS-devel] Updated redhat workaround patch

[Derek Atkins]

seth vidal <skvidal@phy.duke.edu> writes:

> > The problem is that there are a LOT of AFS projects that need to get
> > done and a complete lack of developer resources to do them.  While
> > another implementation is an interesting thing theoretically,
> > practically it will slow down deployment of new features as developers
> > spread across the various implementations.
> 
> Therein lies the rub. I guess it will just be a question of which one
> does it better over the long run. Just like the many conflicting ACL
> systems trying to get in the kernel or VM subsystems.

Except no matter how well this version does, it will NEVER WORK on
Solaris, Windows, Irix, BSD....  All the other implementations are
cross-platform.

> -sv

-derek

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