Date: Wed, 05 Feb 1997 14:34:36 -0800 From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@NetBSD.ORG> To: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> Cc: "Charles M. Hannum" <mycroft@gnu.ai.mit.edu>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, www@freebsd.org, core@NetBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Related Operating System Projects Message-ID: <199702052231.OAA17679@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Wed, 5 Feb 1997 15:57:13 -0500 (EST) John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> wrote: > I'd just like to point out that the sentence in question was > written at the branch point when the differences between the two > were trivial. I, as the author of the sentence, deny any slimy > intent. ...as stated before, the insinuation is _not_ that it's a slimy trick on FreeBSD's part at all. It is, however, our feeling that it's a slimy trick on OpenBSD's part. > However, the half-life of Truth on the Internet is pretty darn > short and if you think the statement reflects badly on NetBSD, I > have no objections to changing it. Is it safe/acceptable to say > that (Free|Net|Open)BSD are all 4.4BSD derived and leave it at > that? The respective web sites can provide their own accounts of > the "Truth". That's fine with me; as long as NetBSD and OpenBSD are not associated in any way. Jason R. Thorpe NetBSD Core Group <thorpej@NetBSD.ORG>
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