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You are being watched. The increased scrutiny of the media and heightened public distrust of organizations both religious and secular have brought a key truth to our attention as ministers of the gospel: It is virtually impossible to effectively minister without credibility. And, when one of us loses credibility we all suffer.
Respected pastor Jack Hayford believes that credibility cannot exist without accountability--the kind of mutual candor that allowed the apostle Paul to say to his friend Peter (in albeit modern terms), "Buddy, you're out of line" (Gal. 2:11). To this end, Hayford has proposed the formation of ICEA, an International Council for Ethical Accountability (see page 22).
We wanted to see how Hayford's idea would be received by church leadership. So we sent the proposal to key leaders throughout the body of Christ. The response was marked ... but mixed.
Most of the leaders interviewed by Ministry Today heartily agreed with Jack Hayford's proposal, saying it takes courage since such a stand is likely to arouse fierce opposition. Additionally, most said that Hayford should lead the organization.
"Knowing there's a group that can blow the whistle can keep you honest," says Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri. "The vast numbers who are trying to hide something will protest against a group like this because it signs a death sentence for their deception."
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Bible teacher Marilyn Hickey sounds an echo, saying one can't travel, observe various abuses and not agree that correction is needed. Not only does she believe many charismatic leaders are drifting from biblical authority, but she also sees too much emphasis on materialism.
Prosperity has become such a focus that "we have lost God's first priority," says Hickey, who bases her ministry at Orchard Road Christian Center in Greenwood Village, Colorado. "His first priority is souls. So I think Jack's concern is very serious."
"I feel because of the situation with our media and all of the breakdowns with morals, that the church is getting into a compromise of morals, too," Hickey says. "Things are accepted that I don't think the Bible accepts."
Today's international broadcasts and ubiquitous Internet have linked the church into a global village, says Grand Rapids, Michigan, pastor Scott Hagan. Thus, figures such as T.D. Jakes, Joyce Meyer, Rick Warren and Hayford all influence members of his First Assembly of God congregation.
"It's a different playing field than we were on 20 years ago," Hagan says. "I know it causes damage when you have speakers that you trust and then they fall. If people get disillusioned, that affects my church and my ministry.
"Anything that calls us to godly leadership and integrity--not driven by man-made rules and legalism, but basic, nonnegotiable principles of Scripture--is a great thing. I think problems are epidemic, and it's absolutely needed."
In recent years, different leaders have told intercessory prayer leader Cindy Jacobs that some kind of standards are needed, much like the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) that her organization joined back in 1998.
Despite the cost of annual audits and other procedures Generals of Intercession in Colorado Springs must follow, Jacobs declares it is worth the expense. A similar step should be taken with ethics, she says.
"It would come down to peer pressure and how it's organized," Jacobs says of the question of whether various ministers would submit to new ethical guidelines. "But we've got to set a standard; there has to be a plumb line."
Although he essentially agrees with Hayford's comments, particularly in the area of wealth and prosperity, Southeastern College president Mark Rutland says the most helpful aspect of ICEA may not be the organization itself. Instead, he hopes it sparks a series of forums to boost reflection on personal ethics.
"I think the ongoing nature of setting an educational pace will help," says Rutland, who is based in Lakeland, Florida. "The more you can talk about, emphasize and share on ethics, the more control I think you can realize."
Such discussions can help set various standards that many respondents struggled to define. For example, even though Rutland's recent book, Character Matters, included a chapter on self-control, the former pastor admits he isn't sure how ICEA can implement important character traits such as modesty and balance. Nor can he set a figure for a successful ministry leader's income.
Rutland suspects that a pastor living in a trailer park somewhere and pastoring a 40-member church would accuse him of an extravagant lifestyle. But on the other end of the scale, the pastor of a congregation of upwardly mobile, urban professionals may struggle to reach his flock driving an antiquated car and living on a $40,000 salary.
"What we have to ask ourselves is, 'If I can afford to live in a $14 million house, should I?'" Rutland says. "There are circumstances in which wealth is extravagant. But I don't know that a regulatory body should attempt to do this. I totally agree with Jack that we should talk about this, though."
Rather than trying to set firm guidelines, Marilyn Hickey favors a series of forums to work through various issues. She suggests participants come from many different groups and denominations.
Despite differing views on doctrinal points, Hickey says all agree on basics such as the Bible being the inspired Word of God, the reality of the Holy Spirit and the need for integrity. From such common ground she sees a consensus emerging.
Likewise, Mike Bickle thinks that godly leaders can find a way to define the parameters of review, such as sexual morality, financial extravagance, fund-raising manipulation and theological heresy.
He thinks such a group can set policies for other situations, such as how soon a pastor or ministry official should return to office after a divorce or sexual misconduct.
"There are so many different pieces of information in a situation and so many factors to consider, but I think it has to happen," Bickle says. "It's an imperfect science."
"With divorce, it depends on the nature of what happened. Was the man running around with three or four women, and so his wife wanted to get a divorce? That's severe. [The consequences] shouldn't be a one-year penalty box."
The massive influx of Internet pornography has created new opportunities to stray, meaning careful examination of misdeeds is necessary, Scott Hagan says. Such questions as whether porn usage was intermittent or habitual, the length of the abuse and whether the person has sought help enter the picture.
Yet, he says Christians can get carried away with focusing on multiple "what ifs?" such as whether an overweight pastor is a glutton and thus needs discipline.
"That would be crazy," Hagan says. "But the pillars of finances, family, morality and sexual puritythese are where most people are living. When those pillars crack, that's what causes the most damage."
While they agreed that the state of 21st century church leadership is an ethical mess, other leaders don't concur on the methods of establishing a council for ethical accountability--or if one is even needed.
The man whose highly-publicized fall from grace served as a harbinger of today's ethical quagmire supports the ICEA concept. But after finding little grace when the PTL network collapsed, Jim Bakker wonders whether an accountability council would use love and humility to restore fallen leaders.
"I believe the only answer in an organization of this type is not more law," says Bakker, who recently returned to television in Branson, Missouri.
If the church isn't careful, Bakker warns it will lapse back into judgment and condemnation. While Paul makes it clear in 1 Corinthians 5 that Christians must reject flagrant immorality, he also points out that a repentant person must be treated differently than someone living in open sin.
"I pleaded with those who came to me from the church world not to go to the courts or the press. What we need in the body of Christ is elders like the Scriptures talk about--like a 'supreme court' of the kingdom of God."
C. Peter Wagner, leader of the International Coalition of Apostles (ICA), echoes Bakker's sentiments.
"I have some concerns about the structure that Jack Hayford suggests, but I have no questions that we must deal with the issues," he explains. After reading Hayford's proposal, Wagner decided to hold a panel discussion about "practicing what you preach" at ICA's annual meeting this December.
Still, Wagner raises specific questions about ICEA's structure, operational nature and the scope of its oversight. He sees apostolic networks as a new wineskin God is forming to resolve such dilemmas, and believes the oversight of multiple groups is superior to one, monolithic organization.
"Each of these networks has a built-in ICEA," says Wagner of the thousands of churches under his leadership. "I myself have dismissed four members of ICA on ethical grounds."
"In the apostolic movement, ethical accountability is not legal [a matter of law], it's relational. Jack's proposal is a legal structure, and I feel a relational structure is a much better format."
Nor will another organization necessarily force those who stray back into line, says Atlanta ministry leader Wellington Boone. He points out some wayward pastors were already part of accountability structures and simply disregarded their authority.
With 80,000 ministry groups outside of traditional denominations, the head of Wellington Boone Ministries surmises that integrity will more likely stem from close relationships than rigidly enforced guidelines.
Pointing out that some of the largest evangelical denominations are losing thousands of pastors to marital dissolutions, Boone says church problems underscore the need to work for the fulfillment of Christ's mission.
"The last ministry of Jesus to be fulfilled is king and that deals with adjudication, which is administration of authority, structure and discipline. I think what we're seeing is an acceleration of the need for Jesus to become relevant in the spheres where we are."
However, Wagner thinks guidelines must be clearly spelled out in advance. Although terming himself primarily an idea builder, and emphasizing that he isn't attacking Hayford's personality, the founder of the Wagner Leadership Institute raises numerous questions about how a council for ethical accountability would function.
For example, he asks if such spiritual fruit as humility, tithing, quarrelsome tendencies, keeping the Sabbath and doctrinal purity will all be reviewed.
The scope of ethics is so wide that such an organization would have to define what would be included and excluded, Wagner says. He wouldn't join such a group unless he knew in advance what it would encompass.
Another area with broad application is finances. Wagner questions whether ethical standards would apply to those with for-profit endeavors, including both business owners and pastors who are moonlighting to supplement their incomes. And, whether they would have to reveal assets such as the value of homes, cars and airplanes.
"Would these be monitored by ICEA, and, if not, why not?" asks Wagner, who holds a Ph.D. in ethics from the University of Southern California. "Then members' personal incomes would have to be disclosed--not only of salary, but also benefits and royalties. How about honorariums? Investments? Should that be disclosed?"
Wagner also questions how the group would enforce disciplinary measures. While there are parallels to ECFA, he says the financial group is a watchdog over legal compliance with federal and state laws rather than a disciplinary agency.
If a council for ethical accountability were formed, Wagner says it would require annual ethical audits for each member, a time-consuming and expensive task.
In addition to his belief that relationships establish authentic authority instead of some distant organization, Boone questions whether it is the responsibility of an outside group to attempt to discipline various ministries.
Most belong to some kind of organization, which Boone says should handle oversight of such issues as salary, lifestyle and moral failings.
Nor does he believe in using guidelines as a form of distancing upright leaders from so-called mavericks who might refuse to join ICEA.
A former board member of ECFA, Boone says that group can accomplish many of the measures Hayford proposes.
"I don't see the need for another organization," says Boone, the chief prelate of the Fellowship of International Churches. "Ultimately, how I manage myself personally, my church, my sons, my bishops--the Lord says you reap what you sow. If I'm a crook, extravagant or a fornicator, then that spirit is going down to my children, both spiritually and naturally."
Resolving these questions will likely prove time-consuming and difficult. But regardless of the range of issues the ICEA tackles, the question remains: Will an ethical accountability council foster Christian unity?
While Mark Rutland says it might, he guesses it might provoke some radical disunity, too. Marilyn Hickey shares that view, saying, "It might contribute to disunity, because it draws a line in the sand."
Mike Bickle forecasts initial resistance to ICEA, but believes the group could ultimately bring unity among those who are not afraid of standards. It would also provide peace to ministry followers and contributors, he says.
"I think millions of disciples of Jesus in ministries would love it if they knew their leaders were in some kind of accountability," Bickle says. "There's always division before unity, because unity occurs among those who have the same values and vision."
Cindy Jacobs is positive in her appraisal, since she believes there is widespread confusion among Christians who see so many leaders embracing a double standard.
"I think we will be held accountable for the falling away of these young sheep and what happens in their lives when their pastor says, 'You can divorce, and God told me I can marry my secretary next week,'" Jacobs says. "To me that's cut and dry. It should not be done."
Scott Hagan sees ICEA serving as a protective agent. While he thinks that, deep in their hearts, most pastors want to live right and properly steward their lives, today's fast-paced demands and ministerial isolation throw some off balance.
"It doesn't take much for a pastor to let loose of his priorities," Hagan says. "Somewhere over time, when he's tested by popularity and prosperity in his life, he needs all the more those godly anchorings in his life."
Jim Bakker agrees that ministers need to exercise caution, warning, "If we don't fall on that Rock I know that Rock will fall on us, and judgment begins at the house of God."
But, he concludes: "I would plead with my brothers and sisters to come together, reason, love and exhort one another. Not in arrogance, under law or under condemnation, but in restoration and that spirit of meekness that will bring about unity."
What Do You Think?
What do you think? If you have read "Practicing What We Preach," by Jack Hayford and the accompanying article "Time for a Showdown" by Ken Walker, we would love to hear your thoughts.
1. Will an organization such as the ICEA that Hayford proposes help to solve the ethical crisis facing the church?
2. Do you agree with Peter Wagner and others, that the church does not need another organization?
3. Should a minister be restored to public ministry if he has confessed to or been exposed for repeated sexual immorality? Or, do certain actions permanently disqualify a minister from leadership?
4. How should ministerial incomes be determined? Is it possible for a minister to make too much money?
5. Do you agree with Jim Bakker that an organization like the ICEA could lapse into legalism and condemnation?
6. If you disagree with Jack Hayford's proposal, what are the ways in which the church can police itself so that secular authorities do not involve themselves?
A freelance writer from Louisville, Kentucky, Ken Walker is a regular contributor to Ministries Today and Charisma magazines. He has also co-authored or contributed to a dozen books. His latest project, with Phil and Susy Downer, is titled Optimize Your Marriage: Making an Eternal Impact on Family and Friends.
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The City Council is expected to follow the land use committee's recommendation and approve the measure that would allow the university to expand by 2.45 million square feet in Greenwich Village.
The decisive vote in the land use committee came when the Village's representative, Councilwoman Margaret Chin, spoke in favor of the modifications negotiated between a sub-committee and school officials.
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By comparison, Patrick Deer, an associate professor of English at NYU and a key member of NYU Faculty Against the Sexton Plan, called the changes "cosmetic" (The name of the group is in reference to NYU president John Sexton).
Groups opposed to the measure said the committee and its members had failed to uphold their responsibilities to constituents.
"Too many on the council abdicate responsibility by saying they'll do whatever the council person who comes from the district calls for," said Andrew Berman, the executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation. "But they're elected to govern the entire city, not just part of it."
Under the new plan, there will be a 21.6 percent reduction in density from the original application, with over half of that coming from two buildings: one at Washington Square Village, where density would be reduced "below grade"; and the proposed building at Mercer Street, where density would be "above grade."
The Washington Square Village would be reduced by 185,000 square feet – from 770,000 square feet to 585,000 square feet – while the Mercer Street building would be reduced from 250,000 square feet to 69,000 square feet.
The university will also set aside $150,000 of funding as a good faith measure to demonstrate their commitment to upkeep of open spaces in the expansion area, a key component that they say ensures the university will be able to pay if they go into default.
According to Lynn Brown, the senior vice president of NYU, the proposal was a win-win for the city and the school, and would add to the "fabric of the neighborhood and contribute to New York City's economic viability."
The modified plans include a change in the height of some of the buildings, addressing concerns about blocking light and views – in particular, the building on the corner of Mercer Street and Bleecker Street will be lessened from 168-feet in height to 85-feet, which Chin applauded as a needed change.
The difference was demonstrated via two different images projected onto a screen that juxtaposed the sizes of the buildings. The images drew jeers from a frustrated crowd of anti-expansion advocates who wielded signs and used Occupy Wall Street hand signals to voice their opinion of what each speaker was saying.
Brown insisted the compromise "met the goals of addressing the community's needs," calling the plan substantially different than the plan that was fought over in late June.
The lone dissenting vote came from Councilman Charles Barron, who encouraged his fellow land use committee members to "have the courage to vote no" on the proposal, which he argued failed to address a book-size list of complaints and concerns issued by the expansion's opposition.
"Did you read through all of the community's concerns?" he asked. "Because your presentation does not address any of them."
These concerns, he said, stem from the air, water, and noise pollution that will come from the 20 years of construction that the expansion will take. "We need to listen to what the people who live in the neighborhood want and then send this back to the drawing board."
While some other council members cited similar concerns – not to mention NYU's failure to act like a "good neighbor" in the past – they deferred to Chin, applauding her "hard work" in negotiating the compromise.
Even though she voted in favor of the changes, Councilwoman Inez Dickens had said Chin's reference to the "good faith" agreement with NYU regarding the neighborhood's concerns was insufficient.
"When we vote on this at the Council meeting next week, I want to see teeth in the enforcement," Dickens said of NYU's responsibilities to maintain open space and work toward cleaner construction standards.
Ultimately, however, she said she would vote for the measure because "the area residents need those jobs."
At least 25 percent of construction work must come locally from the area, the agreement mandates.
Meg Rooney, a graduate alumna actively involved with anti-expansion group that includes faculty, said they were committed to continuing the fight. But how exactly they would proceed was not yet clear, she said.
"There are a number of options," she said, noting legal action was being considered.
Because of the number of faculty opposing the measure – over 40 departments have voted against the move – there has also been talk of a no-confidence vote in Sexton.
Alicia Hurley, another vice-president at NYU who attended Tuesday's meeting, said more faculty supported the measure than opposed it.
Despite the number of departments opposed to the move, which include Stern Business School and the Economics department, the university has 170 departments.
Earlier that day, the faculty group had presented their own plan on the steps of City Hall just hours before the land use committee was scheduled to meet.
Called "Room for Everyone: NYU Faculty's Green Alternative to 2031," Mark Crispin Miller, a professor of media, culture and communication, said it was a "green" plan in the "true sense of the word, unlike the ""green-washing" of the university's plan.
The proposal called for the re-purposing of space already owned by NYU that they said was either under- or inappropriately used.
The group pointed to administration buildings that could be moved out of the "core" of buildings in Greenwich Village, as one example, and a cafe that opened up in a school-owned building. This, added Deer, would accomplish the goal of expanding academic use of the available space.
The group of professors said that by NYU's own admission only 18 percent of the proposed buildings to be constructed in the next 10 years would go towards academic purposes, thereby undercutting the necessity of the expansion.
The remaining 82 percent would be for other uses, like a gym exclusively for student-athletes, a move that would allow the school to retain its NCAA credentials, as well as further administrative uses. More housing is also planned, but opponents questioned why it was required to be so close to campus.
The group also suggested the cost of the plan could well bankrupt the university. Most troubling, said Miller, was the lack of a business model explaining how the project would be paid for.
Although there is no definitive figure, NYU officials suggest the project will cost between $3 and $4 billion. Currently, NYU's endowment is at $2.83 billion, according to the faculty group.
NYU's Brown said the expansion plan is "essential" for the university to remain competitive.
She also said that concerns over funding were equally misplaced, adding that the university had successfully raised $3 billion in a fundraiser 4 years ago, an amount she is confident the school can easily exceed.
She also countered that NYU had built out at a rate of 200,000 to 300,000 square-feet per year over the past few years, and that the expansion plan would be consistent with that.
"We have some of the biggest real estate people on our board," she continued. "They wouldn't let a project go forward if we couldn't pay for it."
The university will provide "at least 7,500 square feet of the new Zipper building ground-floor space" to community use and a public atrium, according to information provided at yesterday's meeting.
An additional 6,000 square feet of "existing space for community use" will also be made available, they said.
Matt Hunger, a Brooklyn-based freelance journalist, writes on everything from municipal issues to the arts and sports. He can be reached at matt.hunger(at)gmail.com.


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The things that make a Volvo a Volvo just seem to work better in a vehicle designed for family-oriented, all-purpose transportation. The Volvo XC90 is strong on safety, comfort and functionality, and we consider it one of the most successful vehicles Volvo builds.
In the growing-family scheme, the XC90 has it all. Its styling is appealing, without shouting family-mobile. It seats up to seven passengers, with more cargo space than nearly all its competitors and features that allow quick, easy tailoring for cargo, gear or people. The XC90 is not the sportiest vehicle among luxury-class SUVs, but it handles well on city streets and highways. It rides very comfortably and it's easy to park. Any of the three XC90 models can tow just about anything the typical family is likely to pull along.
The standard 235-hp six-cylinder engine that Volvo introduced last year is up to all the demands of daily driving and delivers the best value, in our view. It's smoother, more powerful and more sophisticated than the tried-and-true turbocharged five-cylinder it replaced, and delivers comparable EPA mileage ratings The upgrade 311-hp V8 adds a bit of excitement for those who put a premium on quick acceleration.
In addition to the new base-level straight-six, Volvo freshened the XC90 last year with a restyled grille, bumpers and lights. Also new was Volvo's optional BLIS system, which uses cameras to search a large area on either side of the vehicle, and warns the driver if there might be an approaching vehicle not visible in the XC90's mirrors.
For 2008, Volvo has made much of the content of last year's Touring Package standard with the V8 engine. And last year's Sport Package has been promoted to a separate trim level.
Volvo's fulltime all-wheel-drive system works smoothly in the daily grind without any penalty in EPA fuel economy, and it's truly welcome when the weather gets foul or the road surface gets rough. Yet buyers who don't really need all-wheel-drive capability can choose an XC90 with front-wheel drive.
Volvo's reputation for safety engineering is deserved. Maybe more than anyone, Volvo devotes impressive resources and manpower to improve occupant protection. The XC90 offers the full array of active and passive safety features, including a Roll Stability Control system designed to keep the XC90 from rolling over, and a rollover protection system intended to shield occupants in the extremely unlikely event that a rollover actually occurs. Less obvious are features like a roof structure fashioned from high-strength steel, or a lower front crossmember engineered to inflict less damage on small vehicles if an accident occurs. It may be the safest SUV on the road; it's certainly one we'd feel reassured seeing our loved ones drive.
The XC90 is not inexpensive, but comes well-equipped, with the standard engine and all-wheel drive, for well under $40,000. Luxury-class shoppers who put a premium on comfort, safety and value should find happiness here.
The 2008 Volvo XC90 is available with a six-cylinder or V8 engine. Both come with a six-speed automatic transmission. All-wheel drive (AWD) is standard with the V8 and optional ($1,850) with the six.
The base XC90 3.2 ($36,210) comes with fabric upholstery, but standard features are otherwise premium grade, including an eight-way power driver's seat with memory; a 160-watt, eight-speaker stereo with CD/ MP3 and auxiliary jack; dual-zone automatic climate control; cruise control; trip computer; power windows, locks and mirrors; auto-dimming interior mirror; and 235/65R17 tires on 17-inch alloy wheels.
Option packages bring the XC90 3.2's features up to par with the V8 model, minus the V8 engine. The Premium Package ($2,995) includes leather seating; a power front passenger seat; power moonroof; and a 6-CD changer. The Versatility Package ($2,250) can be added to the premium package and includes the third-row seat, rear air conditioning, a built-in second-row child booster seat and self-leveling rear suspension.
The seven-passenger XC90 V8 ($48,505) is powered by a 4.4-liter V8 developed to Volvo specifications by Yamaha, the Japanese motorcycle builder and auto engine specialist. The V8 generates 311 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque, with standard all-wheel drive. In addition to a two-place third seat with rear air conditioning, the V8 adds leather upholstery, an eight-way power front passenger seat, a six-CD changer, a power moonroof, and speed-sensitive power steering. Additionally, many items from the discontinued Touring Package have been made standard on the V8 for 2008, including 235/60R18 tires on 18-inch alloy wheels; Sapeli wood inlays on the dash, gearshift knob and steering wheel; and additional bright exterior trim.
Options for the V8 include a 12-speaker, 650-watt Dynaudio surround-sound system with Dolby Pro-Logic II and Sirius satellite radio ($1,400); and the new Executive Package ($1,995), which upgrades to premium soft leather, premium floor mats, and 255/50R19 tires on 19-inch alloy wheels.
The XC90 V8 Sport ($49,870) promises more athletic handling, with firmer springs, shocks, and stabilizer bars; faster-ratio steering; and low-profile 255/50R19 tires on 19-inch alloy wheels. The Sport also upgrades to unique Calcite leather upholstery and aluminum rather than wood interior trim, while deleting some of the standard V8's exterior jewelry. A Technology Package ($2,295) adds bi-xenon headlamps with automatic level adjustment, plus the high-zoot Dynaudio stereo.
All three models can be equipped with a Climate Package ($675), with heated seats, headlight washers and rain-sensing wipers; and/or a Convenience Package ($1,295) that adds rear park assist, power retractable side mirrors, a compass in the inside rearview mirror, power rear door child safety locks, and Volvo's Interior Air Quality System (IAQS). Stand-alone options include a navigation system ($2,120); a rear-seat DVD system with two headrest-mounted seven-inch color screens ($1,800); 18-inch alloy wheels, with chrome ($1,550) or without ($750); Active Bi-Xenon headlights ($800); a wood-rimmed steering wheel ($325); and metallic paint ($475-625).
Also available is Volvo's blind-spot monitoring system, or BLIS ($695). BLIS uses cameras to monitor an area measuring 10 feet by 31 feet on either side of the car, which is often not covered by the side mirrors, and reports the presence of another vehicle in the blind spots with a prominent warning light in the appropriate mirror.
Standard safety features make the XC90 is one of the best equipped sport-utilities on the market. Standard safety features include dual-stage front impact and side-impact airbags for front passengers, and curtain type head protection airbags for all outboard seats. The XC90 was one the first SUVs equipped with a rollover protection system, which senses an impending vehicle rollover, tightens the seatbelts and deploys the curtain airbags. The seats feature Volvo's Whiplash Protection System, which moves them back and downward if the vehicle is hit from behind, reducing neck snap.
Safety features intended to help drivers avoid collisions to begin with include advanced four-channel antilock brakes, an electronic stability program to help manage skids, and Roll Stability Control, which uses a gyroscopic sensor to reduce the possibility of a rollover by applying brakes and modulating engine power.
The Volvo XC90 looks like what it is: a fairly large sport-utility vehicle designed and built by Volvo. If that sounds a bit ridiculous, allow us to explain. The XC90 has the rugged, adventurous, substantial look buyers probably expect in an SUV, but it's also very clearly a Volvo, even without the badges.
The XC90 was freshened last year with some subtle styling changes, which carry over on the 2008 models. These include a new grille, bumpers and taillights, and the overall effect is actually a bit more conservative. The grille looks shorter, so the step up from the contoured fenders, which flow Volvo-style back from the headlight clusters, seems less prominent or pronounced than before.
The tweaks don't substantially change the XC90's character or overall effect. In the rear-view mirror of cars ahead, this SUV still looks a bit like an old convertible with its top puffing up in the air stream. Its hood is unusual among contemporary vehicles. Rather than the more familiar power bulge, the XC90 hood has a horse-shoe shaped crease with the area within that crease pressed lower than the surrounding edge. In other words, this bulge is reversed.
The overall angularity says Volvo. In side view, the XC90's roofline rakes upward dramatically from the windshield to a high horizontal plane, with the arc of the top echoed by the curve of the roof rails. A high beltline enhances to the typical visual image of a tall SUV, and creates the feeling of a protective cocoon inside. The rear glass is inclined toward the front of the vehicle, which shortens the roofline a bit and tidies the XC90's profile.
The XC90's basic stance gives it a well-planted look and promotes handling stability. Its wheelbase is long, but the overhangs are short, so the body doesn't extend very far past the wheels. It has a wide track as well. And despite its height, the XC90 has a lower center of gravity than many SUVs.
The taillights may have been reshaped last year, but they remain as huge as ever. The idea, in Volvo's safety scheme, is to reduce the chance of getting creamed from behind by some half-asleep driver. The same thinking applies to the back-up lights. They seem as bright as the roof lights on an a Baja pickup, making it less likely to back into something at night.
Two other exterior features may enhance safety. All XC90s feature side mirrors with integrated LCD turn signals to warn drivers in your blind spot of your intensions. These are probably more valuable to the XC90 driver than to other motorists, because they make it nearly impossible to forget that a turn signal is operating. All models are also available with Active Bi-Xenon headlights. In addition to generating brighter light, these headlights swivel up to 15 degrees off center in the direction of travel to better light up the turns.
The XC90's rear hatch has two sections, with a larger, upper glass portion that swings up and a lower, steel gate that drops down. The split-line between is about waste high, so if you're just stowing the groceries or dry cleaning, you might not need to drop the tailgate. Larger objects require opening both halves, so this clamshell hatch has its strength and weaknesses.
The disadvantage is that two gates can make more work. On the plus side, the short tailgate lifts and closes easily, and the upper liftgate is less likely to bonk you or someone else on the head when you raise or lower it. Liftgates on some SUVs are hard to raise due to their weight and the angles involved, but that's not the case here. The little tailgate also keeps groceries and other cargo from rolling out when you open the hatch.
The standard V8 model is easier to spot for 2008, with new bright trim added to the lights, mirrors, and C-pillar, in addition to the color-coordinated fender extensions and silver (instead of standard black) roof rails that carry over from last year. (And then of course there's the V8 badge in the grille.) The more subtle V8 Sport does without the new brightwork, but shares the standard V8's fender extensions and silver roof rails. Very sharp-eyed enthusiasts might notice the Sport model's unique front bumper trim.
The Volvo XC90 seats five to seven passengers depending on the seating configuration. It's quiet, comfortable, and above all, roomy. By mounting its engine sideways across the chassis, Volvo has created a cabin with the space and flexibility of a minivan inside a relatively compact exterior. The materials and finish inside are very good, and functionality rates almost as high, despite some Volvo-specific quirks. The XC90 makes an excellent vehicle for families with two or more children growing into their teens.
Standard interior trim is a mix of brushed aluminum around the door pulls, wood trim on the center console and dark, matte-finish plastic behind the switches in the center stack. Volvo steering wheels have some of the chubbiest rims in the business, and they're so thick that drivers with small hands might find them a bit too hefty. The steering wheel is covered in rich, grippy leather.
It requires a small step up to slide into the XC90's driver's seat, though well-placed grab handles make getting in easier. Those aluminum door pulls are not so effective, however. They're fairly narrow, and seem to be made for people with little hands (in contrast to the fat steering wheel rim).
The front bucket seats are comfortable, with good, adjustable lumbar support. While Volvo leather is some of the best around, the fabric upholstery in the base XC90 3.2 is soft and attractive.
Headroom is exceptional, thanks to the high roofline, and the big windows create a feeling of space, with excellent forward visibility. Unfortunately, Volvo's emphasis on safety has drawbacks in this regard. Large, tall headrests restrict forward visibility for passengers in the second- and third-row seats. More significantly, the headrests can reduce what the driver sees in the rearview mirror. Another minor annoyance is the perpetual reflection in the windshield from the big subwoofer in the top of the dash and the red button for the four-way flasher.
The instrument panel is canted upward toward the windshield, creating a stronger cockpit effect than one finds in the typical sport-utility vehicle. The gauges are simple and easy to read. Window switches are on the doors, right near the fingertips when the driver's left arm lies on the armrest, requiring no hand or wrist contortion to operate. Other controls are concentrated in one of two spots: on easy-to-use stalks flanking the steering wheel, or in the stack rising from the center console. Here you'll find some of those Volvo quirks, which are neither good nor bad. They're just a bit different than the convention in most cars.
The switches that direct airflow for the climate controls, for example, are fashioned with a now traditional Volvo icon that looks like a seated person set over the top. Push the person's feet and all air flows through the floor vents; push the head, and air flows toward the windshield. The audio controls are even more unusual, with a twisting knob that cycles through menus and a keypad that looks like telephone buttons. They all work quite well, once a user gains some familiarity, and nearly all are large and easy to locate, even at night.
Seating and cargo arrangements inside the XC90 are enormously versatile, allowing 64 different configurations, including six of the seven seats folded flat, including the front passenger seat. Equally impressive is the ease with which the seats slide, fold, change and vanish.
The second-row bench seat is split 40/20/40, and each section slides forward independently, adjusting the amount of legroom for the second and third rows. Headrests don't have to be removed when the seats are folded flat. The console between the front seats can be easily removed, allowing the center section of the second row to slide way forward between and just behind the front buckets. With the optional integrated booster cushion for that seat, tending to a toddler has never been easier.
The two-belt third seat is standard on the XC90 V8 and optional on the 3.2. Getting into the third row is easier than it is in many SUVs, because sliding and flipping the second-row seats is a breeze. Of course, with the second row positioned for adult-sized legs, there's only enough leg room in the third row for kids.
Still, for 10-year-olds the third row is a cozy and convenient little world all its own, with a storage console, cup holders, and separate climate controls and registers. Kids actually want to sit way back in the wayback. Headphone plugs are provided, meaning second- or third-row headphone users can listen to a CD while the front-seat occupants listen to the radio through the speakers.
Given the XC90's overall family friendly design, an overall lack of storage for smaller items (particularly in front) seems more glaring. This is a gripe we often have with Volvos. The door pockets are narrow and the small center console compartment is slim and difficult to access. If you slide a few CDs in the slots, there's no more room at all.
Bigger items are another story, because the XC90 can carry more stuff than most of its competitors. With all six passenger seats folded down, it offers 93.2 cubic feet of cargo space, or more than what's available in the Mercedes M-Class (72.4 cubic feet), BMW X5 (61.8), Acura MDX (83.5), Lexus RX 330 (84.7), Cadillac SRX (69.5) and INFINITI FX (64.5). Even with all three rows of seats in place, there's room in the Volvo for two or three stacked duffel bags behind the third row.
Moreover, the XC90 accommodates long objects easily. Lowering the center portion of the second-row seat opens 9.5 feet of unobstructed space between the instrument panel and the rear liftgate, and this applies with the third-row seat in place, thanks to passage space between the seatbacks. As a result, the XC90 can take four surfers and two long boards to the beach. It's a good vehicle for trout fishing because it will accommodate rigged nine-foot fly rods, allowing the angler to move to a new spot without having to break them down
The Volvo XC90 is one of the most appealing vehicles Volvo builds. Beyond its family friendly design, functionality and flexible seating/cargo configurations, it's generally a pleasant vehicle to drive. It isn't particularly bulky or even hard to park, nor mundane in a people-mover, family wagon fashion. Many of the driving characteristics common to Volvos, including a hefty, solid demeanor, deliberate steering and a soft brake pedal, seem to go better in this sport-utility than in a sport sedan.
We think the base XC90 3.2 is the best deal. Its naturally aspirated (that is, non-turbo) inline-six lacks the immediate rush of acceleration generated by the previous (pre-2007) turbocharged five-cylinder, but peak horsepower is increased, and it's far more flexible. The torque flows more evenly, meaning there is more even acceleration at any engine speed, and the six feels much smoother in all circumstances, from idle to full-throttle acceleration. Forward momentum is further improved by the responsive six-speed automatic transmission that arrived with the new engine. It includes a Geartronic manual shift feature that lets the driver shuttle up and down through the gears if he or she is feeling racy; this is sometimes useful to reduce shifting in hilly terrain.
Perhaps best of all, the more powerful six-cylinder/six-speed automatic combination gives up very little fuel efficiency to the old five-cylinder/five-speed. That combination was rated 17/23 mpg city/highway by the EPA test procedure in use at that time, but because of the newer and ostensibly more realistic testing the EPA uses now, the government agency has since downgraded the turbo-five's rating to 15/21. That's the apples-to-apples score that needs to be compared to the new six-cylinder's current rating of 14/20 mpg, city/highway.
We averaged just over 20 miles per gallon in a mix of city and freeway driving, and we'd call that pretty good in an all-wheel-drive vehicle as heavy as the XC90. We recommend the optional all-wheel drive for owners in the Snow Belt, and in climates where it rains a lot. So equipped, the XC90 3.2 will still retail for well under $40,000.
The all-wheel-drive system operates seamlessly, and the driver will almost never know when it's working. In normal, good-traction conditions, 95 percent of the engine's power goes to the front wheels. If those wheels lose traction, a multi-plate clutch begins routing power to the rear, to a maximum split of 65 percent to the back tires. This frontward bias leaves the XC90 with a default understeer condition. (Understeer is where the front tires start losing grip and sliding before the rear tires do.) This push is much easier to handle than a skittish rear end, because a driver's natural instinct is to slow down, and that basically solves the problem.
The XC90's optional V8 engine was developed for the U.S. market, where about 30 percent of all SUVs are sold with V8s. Because Volvo has no history with V8s, it worked with Yamaha to develop one compact enough to fit in the XC90's engine bay. With the V8, Volvo also made some changes in the all-wheel-drive system. In normal circumstances, the V8 system sends more power to the rear wheels for better take off from a standing start, and it incorporates a fast-reacting Instant Traction system to minimize wheel spin.
We spent several hours in the XC90 V8 and found it well-suited to the sort of driving done by many American SUV owners. On one hand, we enjoyed its quick acceleration and no-sweat passing capability; although it doesn't turn the XC90 into a lightning-quick hot rod. It does increase the XC90's tow rating by nearly 1,000 pounds (4,960, vs. 3,970), and probably makes towing lighter loads easier. But unless you absolutely need that towing capacity, we'd call the V8 a luxury in this vehicle, rather than a must-have piece of hardware.
Regardless of which engine was chosen, the XC90's silky smooth feeling at 80 mph impressed us. Its chassis closely follows the design of Volvo's Cross Country wagon, though it's wider and the components are beefier. The XC90 handles bumpy roads with dips and gullies well, without crashing loudly or bottoming when driven hard. It doesn't offer the sporty handling of a BMW X5 or INFINITI FX35, but some of us prefer it. The Volvo's power rack-and-pinion steering is on the heavy side, and not particularly quick in sharp curves yet the XC90 doesn't wallow or sway excessively under hard cornering. The electronic stability system, called DSTC, stepped in a few times when we were thrashing down a particularly ornery road, and applied the brakes at one wheel without cutting engine power. It worked as intended, and helped keep the XC90 going where we intended while driving at rate few owners will care to undertake.
Ride quality in the XC90 is very good, and stiff at the wheels but not in the cabin. It doesn't exactly absorb the ridges and bumps, because you feel the suspension working over them, but it doesn't transfer any harshness to the arms or seat of the pants, either. Speed bumps in particular are interesting: It's as if the suspension challenges them and hammers back, protecting us from jouncing even when we hit them at 15 mph.
The brake pedal in the XC90 can feel a little soft until the driver gets familiar. But once that occurs, that driver can stop the XC90 smoothly and progressively, and very quickly if necessary, with no drama. Substantially sized brakes are one reason for the V8's substantial maximum towing capacity of nearly 5000 pounds, which is more than enough for family duty such as towing a camper, ATVs or a couple of watercraft.
The Volvo XC90 packs a lot of space into a good-looking, manageably sized vehicle. It's better than most competitors for hauling children around, with superior cargo and seating flexibility, and it's loaded with Volvo's trademark safety technology. It's available with fuel-saving front-wheel drive if a buyer doesn't really need all-wheel-drive capability. The upgrade XC90 V8 is appealing and invigorating, but the base XC90 3.2 six-cylinder is better than adequate for nearly all purposes, and it represents a much better value.
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SIOUX FALLS - Augustana PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America) won the Classics Award at the 31st annual Minnesota Public Relations Society of America (MPRSA) awards ceremony.
Augustana was recognized for best planning in a campaign for the Special Olympics Polar Plunge. It was the second time in three years the Augustana chapter has won the award. Members of the Augustana team are Brian Boyenga (Ellsworth, MN), Andrew Brynjulson (Sioux Falls), Scott Hale (Omaha, NE), Marit Karbowski (Shoreview, MN), Joy Lussenden (Redwood Falls, MN), Ashley Nissen (New Brighton, MN), Andrew Osborn (Omaha, NE), and Kristen Pittenger (Brandon, SD).
In the summer of 2008, Augustana's PRSSA chapter was contacted by Special Olympics of South Dakota's special events coordinator to develop a professional public relations campaign for the organization's annual Polar Plunge fundraiser. Proceeds go to funding Special Olympics South Dakota's annually scheduled programs and activities for Special Olympic athletes. This year's plunge is scheduled for April 18. Augustana students planned the campaign, designed a brochure, and continue to publicize the event.
For the second straight year, Karbowski, a senior, received a $500 Dr. Willard Thompson Scholarship in recognition of excellence in the study of public relations and communication. Karbowski (shown right) is majoring in Spanish and Communication/Business. She is the daughter of Virginia and Stan Karbowski.
The Classics Awards honor public relations excellence in campaigns and tactics that address communication challenges with exemplary skill, creativity, and resourcefulness. As part of this awards ceremony, MPRSA recognizes the best in student public relations among schools in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana and parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Nebraska.
MPRSA is the ninth-largest chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the world's leading organization for public relations professionals with more than 20,000 members worldwide.
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On Friday night at Comic-Con, Marvel premiered their latest short film Item 47. Directed by Louis D'Esposito (Co- President of Marvel Studios) and starring Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Bradford, Maximiliano Hernández and Titus Welliver, Item 47 is about a hard-luck couple who get their hands on an alien gun that falls from the sky after the events of The Avengers. For more on the short (which will be available on The Avengers Blu-ray) click here.
The day after the premiere, I got to sit down with D'Esposito for an extended interview. We talked about being at Comic-Con, what props he owns, how he go to direct Item 47, if he had any additional money for the budget due to his position at the studio and whether the actors signed on for feature films. In addition, we also talked about the possibility of future short films premiering at Comic-Con, the success of The Avengers, if they'll release an extended Avengers directors cut in theaters, Ant-Man, deleted scenes that have never been released, if they'll ever make R-rated Marvel movies, the importance of bringing other Marvel characters to life, and a lot more. Hit the jump to watch.
As usual, I've time indexed the interview so you can watch the parts that interest you. Again, you can look forward to seeing Item 47 on the upcoming Avengers Blu-ray and DVD.
Louis D'Esposito Time Index
- :22 What he geeks out over at Comic-Con. Says he loves seeing the enthusiasm of the people at the convention.
- 1:14 Does he have any props or things from Marvel adorning his office walls? Says he has Thor's hammer and artwork from Captain America 2, Thor 2 and Iron Man 3.
- 1:54 Talks about the Thor hammer in his office. Says it's actually a collectible, but they used it in the planning stages of Thor for figuring out how heavy the hammer should be.
- 2:24 How he moved up throughout his career to getting to be able to direct a Marvel short. Says he always wanted to direct and over the years his voice started getting louder and louder. He took steps to move towards being a director. On some of the Marvel films he got to direct different units. Says he has a great relationship with Jon Favreau.
- 3:55 Talks about the budget and the team behind getting the short together. Says he was able to get a Phantom camera to shoot at 60fps for one shot.
- 5:13 How this short came about. Says they plan their feature films out over a long period of time, but they come up with a lot of different stories and scripts for their short films so they have many to choose from when it comes to making the next one. The writers came up to him and pitched him the one-liner for Item 47 and he loved it.
- 6:57 As they did with their feature films, he says they thought about signing some of the actors for their short films for multi-picture deals. In the end, they decided not to contract them for multiple appearances.
- 7:55 How Item 47 expands the Marvel universe. On the first two films, they wanted to put the spotlight on Agent Coulson, and in the second one they wanted to interconnect The Incredible Hulk with S.H.I.E.L.D. On Item 47, they didn't have any preconceived notions of how they wanted it to connect to another Marvel movie.
- 9:25 Would they considered premiering each short film theatrically at Comic-Con every year? Says if the enthusiasm were there they'd want to do it.
- 9:54 When did he realize that The Avengers was gonna be the juggernaut that it become? Says he knew it was great after Joss Whedon showed the director's rough cut.
- 11:34 Do they plan on releasing an extended cut of The Avengers in theaters before the film hits Blu-ray? "Well we always discuss things, [but] there's been no concrete talks about doing that as of now."
- 12:12 Talks about the deleted scenes that are "sitting in the vault." Says that their research is showing that original content—like the one shot short films—is becoming a bigger draw for people than deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes footage.
- 13:13 Is Marvel reaching a point where they could release three films a year instead of two? Says they discuss it internally all the time, but they don't want to stretch themselves too thing. They're enthusiastic about the idea, but they want to make sure they keep the quality of their films high.
- 14:07 Talks about Edgar Wright's Ant-Man test footage and being on set while Wright was filming. Says Wright will "bring all of the coolest camera angles and shots mixed in with a lot of laughs." As Wright was shooting, he was cutting it together.
- 15:20 Says Wright's Ant-Man might be an opportunity where they make a third film since he's shooting At World's End this year: "That might be an opportunity where we do a third film, depending on his schedule when he finishes World's End. But he's such a competent filmmaker; the script is in great shape. The test will prove a lot of things on the visual effects front: how do we handle the shrinking, obviously, and the scale issues, because when he's small he's a half-inch. So we're gonna work that out, maybe that's when we do a third film."
- 16:21 Talks about the possibility of doing smaller characters in smaller budget films that could be rated R. He says they discuss it, but to get through all the noise of all the other films that are released they have to spend a lot of money. If they're spending that money, they're gonna want to spend it on a tentpole film.
- 17:13 Talks about the need for a bench since they can only make so many Iron Man and Captain America sequels. Says they're actively going through the books and putting together a bench.


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I noticed for OpenBSD 4.2 and 4.3 that package updates are linked to
Which is actually the link for 4.1 package updates. Given the number of security and bug fixes in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey I am wondering why package updates points to say SeaMonkey 1.14 while OpenBSD 4.3 installs SeaMonkey 1.18 and does not have 1.19 available?
The OpenBSD FAQ tends to push packages over ports but I wonder why something as large and frequently used as a browser is not aggressively updated?
Anyone have any insight into this?
Note that 1.1.9 is available to -current users now.
Given personnel restraints, pushing updates down into the -release or -stable branches is no longer done. Perhaps if sufficient funds or donations become available, this issue can be revisited, but it is not feasible at this point given both the number of people who work on the packages/ports system & the six-month release cycle. If you wish to communicate with the port maintainer, you can find who to contact at the above link, or if you have the ports tree installed, you can find the same information at:
$ cd /usr/ports/www/seamonkey $ make show=MAINTAINER
I previously ran OpenBSD 4.1 and did not mind manually updating when a security update was released for a package and am familiar with portsnap in FreeBSD. If I were to try an run a "-current" machine would it have to be with ports rather than packages? I think I can pull down a current tree with cvs but was wondering if OpenBSD has a portupgrade or portsmanger tool or other way to update installed packages to "-current"
Be aware that you will not be able to upgrade a -release or -stable system directly to -current. See the table in Section 5.1 of the FAQ for more information on what path can be taken:
Information on using anonymous CVS can be found at:
More information on updating packages can be found in Section 15.2.6 of the FAQ:
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Thanks for the links. It looks like I could set PKG_PATH to "snapshots" and use the pkg_add -u switch but will I need to update more than the installed packages (the base system and x-windows) to avoid breaking the system? In Slackware I tend to run about 280 packages on an XFCE desktop.
Any suggestions on how to setup and maintain a system as I did in OBSD 4.1? Basically when the mozilla team suggests that all users update to x.x.xx with the latest security updates and a popup windows tells me a new update is available I would like to update that package or know that it is not an issue in OBSD.
Off topic, but I wonder about the wisdom of abandoning package updates in -release. Granted Slackware only has to worry about i386 but some how a one man show finds time to provide security updates all the way back to the 8.1 release (about 6 years worth). OBSD just supports the last 2 releases spanning at most 1 and 1/2 years. I'm not suggesting all packages be updated - just those with security implications - after all security is OpenBSD's claim to fame.
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Since the announcement that the Project was no longer maintaining -stable packages due to resource constraints (17 archs X 4400+ ports = 74800+ packages), the impact of updating -stable packages, and how to manage them, has been a regular, ongoing discussion on the misc@ and ports@ mailing lists. Some have volunteered limited resources, some have argued methodologies, some have tested various techniques. This discussion continues in contemporary threads there. To date, no formal decision to reinstate the practice has been decided.
Feel free to join in, just be sure to read the archives first if you don't want your head handed to you. And it may be handed to you anyway, if you are unfamiliar with the prevailing cultural netiquette of the OpenBSD mailing lists.
Keep these things in mind:
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If you are wanting to closely watch what gets checked in, watch the CVS tree:
Also, you can watch the Ports Tracker Website which displays recent check-in activity as well:
As for your comment on wisdom, the reality is that the OpenBSD project does not have the resources to spend on updating ports for all flavors and maintain the quality of -current & ensuing releases. The latter is considered to be more important to the goals of the project.
OpenBSD has no portupgrade or portmanager because pkg_add has both the -u (update) and -r(replace) switches backed in, from stock thanks to Mark Espie.
The way OpenBSD install ports is to first check if a relevant package exists in the PKGPATH, backup the old package, build the binary package, then only install/upgrades said application via the newly built package.
So, even when you install from source, you actually pkg_add a package.
Further, if a newer package version is found, do nothing (neither compile nor install) if the package has a higher version than the one of the ports tree.
Not saying it is fool-proof (fools are so inventive!) but a real cpu time saver.
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It requires an upgrade to the latest snapshot (starting with formal -release to -release upgrades, if necessary), and then carefully managing all critical architectural changes outlined in the Following -current FAQ, and also requires including all the additional architectural changes in /etc and /var. This last can be augmented by using the new sysmerge(8) tool, or the older mergemaster port. I suppose one could carefully examine CVS logs, and make manual edits or use sdiff(1), but some method for examining and making all changes in /etc and /var is necessary.
Once that's done, the admin can proceed to building -current, or, upgrade from snapshot to snapshot, as many do. My laptops I upgrade from snap to snap, my servers run -current.
Is a fresh install easier? That would depend on the complexity of the configurations, and the extent of the administrator's technical skills.
Another question along the line of having more recent packages in OpenBSD.
The new NetBSD pkgsrc, which I understand can be bootstrap'd to OpenBSD is available.
I'm thinking about doing a core OpenBSD install on a ViaC3 machine (NetBSD is difficult to install on this particular cpu) and then trying the new NetBSD pkgsrc. My initial thought is I should use the version of Xorg that comes with pkgsrc in my quest for a lightweight desktop. FreeBSD gives me an interupt storms with my atheros and ralink wireless cards otherwise it would probably be the best choice
My question is if this is a realistic way to go? Is it more a gleam in the pkgsrc developers eye or does it really work in practice?
OpenBSD developers do not support pkgsrc.
I cannot recommend using the NetBSD port of Xorg either.. OpenBSD has it's own X port called Xenocara, which includes local security changes.
Why did you revive this old thread? are you still using 4.3/4.3? if so.. they are unsupported, 4.6 is due out next month.
A better solution is -current. I believe it has better support than pkgsrc on OpenBSD. With pkgsrc, you are dependent on the NetBSD tree, and responsible for dealing with library and libtool and dependency issues on-your-own, without any support. -Current is much easier to deal with. You install snapshot packages, when available and syncronizable, and build from ports, otherwise. If you have a problem with a -current port, you can report it to the maintainer or to ports@. With pkgsrc, you have nowhere to go.
I did that for education purposes. It took me half day of hunting for bugs
on pkgsrc mailing list and fixing them to do that. Pkgsrc is not reliable on any platforms other than NetBSD and DragonFly. You can safely bet that
any application which requires X to run will fail to compile or fail to run after compilation.
anybody from pkgsrc bootstraped pkgsrc on OpenBSD was probably around OpenBSD 3.4 or something like that so more than 5 years ago. You can also trace on DragonFly mailing list how much effort was involved in making pkgsrc really working on DragonFly. pkgsrc is relatively poorly documented and poorly tested even on NetBSD.
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I will go as far as to claim that OpenBSD ports are in much better shape than FreeBSD ports tree. You will achieve far more by politely asking people
on ports@openbsd for patches which will enable you to compile the latest Firefox on 4.6. Sometimes people hold those patches because they are not tested enough to be merged to stable.
I personally run the latest Firefox on 4.5 stable on this particular computer.
$ uname -a OpenBSD oko.bagdala.net 4.5 GENERIC.MP#0 i386 $ ls /var/db/pkg | grep firefox* mozilla-firefox-3.0.14p1
Reading the NetBSD documentation on pkgsrc.
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Elise Morris is best known for her paintings featuring abstracted-but-recognizable forms derived from flowers and trees. The acrylic and oil paintings are characterized by their dynamic and brushy marks, and luminous-though-muted palettes. The focus of these works, however, is to evoke the quality and effect of natural, roving light. Morris identifies her purpose as "seeking that glimmer when the surface of the painting truly becomes the edge of a space." She also makes works on paper using acrylic and graphite, which feature more translucent forms and shadows. She has also worked in mixed-media installations in variations of her paintings' themes. Her better known projects include suites of silk paintings stretched in embroidery hoops, and painted paper and cast latex forms based on the forms of found magnolia blossoms.
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