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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias bug 2.4.9 and 2.2.19
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    David Weinehall:
    > On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 08:26:03AM -0400, Wietse Venema wrote:
    > > David Weinehall:
    > > > Are you saying that Linux should implement compability with _new_
    > > > features in FreeBSD 4.x, while at the same time frowning at the fact
    > > > that Linux introduces a new API?! The mind boggles at the thought.
    > >
    > > SIOCGIFNETMASK is not "new". It exists in systems as ancient as
    > > SunOS 4.x, which pre dates FreeBSD 4.x by about 10 years.
    > >
    > > Evidence: RTFM the Postfix source code :-)
    > >
    > > In other words, SIOCGIFNETMASK existed long before Linux could plug
    > > into a network.

    Other vendors with SIOCGIFNETMASK in 10-year old releases: DEC, HP, IBM.

    > "[snip] old and the new stuff, please name precisely the objections
    > against portability and compatibility with FreeBSD 4.x aliasing."
    > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    > This is what lead me to my conclusion. Care to clarify? If you simply
    > meant SIOCGIFNETMASK, why not write that instead instead of involving
    > FreeBSD 4.x?!

    The poster was referring to systems that he has personal experience
    with. Not everyone is a dinosaur like I am.

    Wietse
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