[U-Boot] [PATCH v2] Blackfin: dnp5370: new board port

[Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>]

Dear Mike Frysinger,

In message <201012191709.20774.vapier@gentoo.org> you wrote:
>
> > The list can be sorted. Within each section it should be sorted by
> > last name of the maintainers.
> 
> i cant say ive noticed this policy, but changing to that should be easy.

It has been mentioned several times before.

> > This has been discussed several times in the past, and somebody who
> > has been around as long as you should either remember these arguments
> > or be able to look them up in the archives. In short: defaults that
> > may be good for you are most probably bad for (m)any other users of
> > the board. Instead of spreading such bad defaults we default to not
> > setting any.
>
> just because ive seen you use this same logic before ("i said so") doesnt mean 

Just for the records: I'm not alone with this opinion.

> i agree with it or even understand it.  there is no such thing as "bad 
> defaults" when it comes to network settings here.  having a default IP that 
> doesnt match your local LAN is just as "bad" as not having any IP at all.  in 
> both cases, things need the same amount of effort to change.

I disagree. Setting random default values can cause collisions with
existing addresses, i. e. cause trouble that may even interrupt
operation of other, innocent systems; having no values set will only
cause your local system not to work, but will never do any damage to
others.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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