Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 20:28:49 +0200 From: Gordon Bergling <gbe@freebsd.org> To: rgrimes@freebsd.org Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: e6ab1e365c06 - main - config(8): Correct the mentioned paper in the SEE ALSO section Message-ID: <YHc0YT8oGWrWDJho@lion.0xfce3.net> In-Reply-To: <202104141038.13EAcgMl042607@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> References: <YHbDsdbHcxrtJW%2Bu@lion.0xfce3.net> <202104141038.13EAcgMl042607@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
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On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 03:38:41AM -0700, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 03:41:22AM -0700, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > > > The branch main has been updated by gbe (doc committer): > > > > > > > > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=e6ab1e365c06559e964667d2f5a6de856fa28be6 > > > > > > > > commit e6ab1e365c06559e964667d2f5a6de856fa28be6 > > > > Author: Gordon Bergling <gbe@FreeBSD.org> > > > > AuthorDate: 2021-04-13 04:49:00 +0000 > > > > Commit: Gordon Bergling <gbe@FreeBSD.org> > > > > CommitDate: 2021-04-13 04:49:00 +0000 > > > > > > > > config(8): Correct the mentioned paper in the SEE ALSO section > > > > > > > > FreeBSD's version of the config(8) utility is based on 4.3BSD not > > > > 4.4BSD. So correct the mentioned paper in the SEE ALSO section. > > > > > > What is this based upon? > > > > > > As far as I know, and I am the one that did the imports, we > > > never had the source code to config(8) for 4.3BSD, the config > > > sources in the system are imported from the 4.4BSD lite source tape. > > > > Warner has sent me a private mail in which he told me that FreeBSD's > > config(8) is based on 4.3BSD with a lot modifications. The updated > > paper date and origin I got from a scan of the original documents > > found at [1]. > > If this has infact occured that is a violation of the AT&T/USL > lawsuit agreement. > > Further as the person that did the import of 4.4, and did the lifting > to make that version work with FreeBSD I dispute this claim that > the config utility is based on 4.3BSD, the history of the files simply > do not bear that to be true. > > Please revert this inaccurate change of history. > Done in c8786bba8ebb. I'll check the commit history before updating such a reference again. --Gordon > > [1] http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/mtXinu/MT_XINU_SMM_Apr_1986.pdf > > > > > > Reported by: imp > > > > Reviewed by: imp > > > > X-MFC-with: 2b59392cb0da804e825c63469beb1934ec4267db > > > > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D29701 > > > > --- > > > > usr.sbin/config/config.8 | 7 ++++--- > > > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/usr.sbin/config/config.8 b/usr.sbin/config/config.8 > > > > index 929607712ef8..1e874c3e8355 100644 > > > > --- a/usr.sbin/config/config.8 > > > > +++ b/usr.sbin/config/config.8 > > > > @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ > > > > .\" @(#)config.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94 > > > > .\" $FreeBSD$ > > > > .\" > > > > -.Dd April 9, 2021 > > > > +.Dd April 11, 2021 > > > > .Dt CONFIG 8 > > > > .Os > > > > .Sh NAME > > > > @@ -249,11 +249,12 @@ The > > > > .Sx SYNOPSIS > > > > portion of each device in section 4. > > > > .Rs > > > > -.\" 4.4BSD SMM:2 > > > > +.\" 4.3BSD SMM:2 > > > > .%A S. J. Leffler > > > > .%A M. J. Karels > > > > .%T "Building 4.3 BSD UNIX System with Config" > > > > -.%B 4.4BSD System Manager's Manual (SMM) > > > > +.%B 4.3BSD System Manager's Manual (SMM) > > > > +.%D June 3, 1986 > > > > .Re > > > > .Sh HISTORY > > > > The > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org > > > > -- > > > > -- > Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org --
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