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DateThu, 18 Jan 2007 13:37:47 -0800
From"H. Peter Anvin" <>
SubjectRe: "obsolete" versus "deprecated", and a new config option?
Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> 
> that's entirely a judgment call on the part of the code's maintainer.
> if something is both obsolete and broken, then make it depend on
> *both* OBSOLETE and BROKEN if you want.  no big deal.
> 

Yup.

OBSOLETE = might be broken, no one is planning to maintain it.
BROKEN = known to be broken.

They're by and large orthogonal.

	-hpa
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