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Date:      Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:28:05 -0600
From:      Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com>
To:        Mario Hoerich <lists@MHoerich.de>
Cc:        freebsd-arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Adding bsdiff to the base system
Message-ID:  <20050401152805.GA4564@dan.emsphone.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050401134347.GA6676@Pandora.MHoerich.de>
References:  <424B3AAB.6090200@wadham.ox.ac.uk> <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1050401045710.51321C-100000@fledge.watson.org> <20050401134347.GA6676@Pandora.MHoerich.de>

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In the last episode (Apr 01), Mario Hoerich said:
> # Robert Watson:
> > On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Colin Percival wrote:
> > >   I'd like to add bsdiff/bspatch into the base system.
> [...]
> > I think this would be a useful addition. 
> [...]
> 
> Not that it's important, but the names probably aren't the best
> possible choice, as 'bsdiff' seems to suggest 'BSD licensed diff'.
> (See bsdtar.)

Yes, that's what I assumed this thread was about for the first couple
posts.  bdiff/bpatch sound like better names.  What's the s stand for?

-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@allantgroup.com



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