Re: [gentoo-project] Re: Call For Agenda Items - 13 May 2014

[Markos Chandras <hwoarang@gentoo.org>]

On 05/10/2014 07:03 AM, Samuli Suominen wrote:
> 
> On 10/05/14 05:56, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
>> On Fri, May 09, 2014 at 01:21:33PM +0200, Dirkjan Ochtman wrote:
>>> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=507210
>>> net-misc/opensshd: do not enable USE=hpn by default
>>>
>>> Both bugs have seen dismissive responses from the base-system team,
>>> which I find somewhat disappointing. I understand that they are quite
>>> busy, but it seems to me that these bugs could at least get a serious
>>> response, rather than a fairly blunt "no" (but it might just be me?).
>> As the dev that did a number of the ports to a new version for HPN, and
>> sent that to upstream, I would really like upstream openssh to accept
>> the hpn patches. They provide a huge performance boost: i've used them
>> to copy multiple terabytes at >800mbit transatlantic.
>>
>> As a member of base-system, I feel the performance benefit of the patch,
>> and that it has no downsides or extra dependencies is sufficent for it
>> to be enabled by default.
>>
> 
> As a member of base-system too, I concur with everything you just said.
> 
> - Samuli
> 

I also agree but I would also like to mention that I do not think
discussing the 'default USE flags' is so important. Anyone who cares
about security or production use of openssh he/she should be able to
figure out the good default for him/her and disable those that he/she
consider dangerous. Why people are so nervous about the default use
flags? it's a simple one line in package.use to configure your package
they way you want to. In my opinion, the default use flags should be
left at maintainers' discretion

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Regards,
Markos Chandras