From owner-dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Wed Apr 14 19:38:23 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: dev-commits-src-main@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 457E85E5B2C; Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:38:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: from gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (br1.CN84in.dnsmgr.net [69.59.192.140]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4FLCSZ6mXnz3tT6; Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:38:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: from gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id 13EJcJcI044395; Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:38:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: (from freebsd@localhost) by gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id 13EJcJwo044394; Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:38:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <202104141938.13EJcJwo044394@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> Subject: Re: git: e6ab1e365c06 - main - config(8): Correct the mentioned paper in the SEE ALSO section In-Reply-To: To: Gordon Bergling Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:38:19 -0700 (PDT) CC: rgrimes@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Reply-To: rgrimes@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL121h (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4FLCSZ6mXnz3tT6 X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[] X-BeenThere: dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Commit messages for the main branch of the src repository List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:38:23 -0000 > 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 > > > > > AuthorDate: 2021-04-13 04:49:00 +0000 > > > > > Commit: Gordon Bergling > > > > > 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. Thank you. Be very weary and careful of anything that is moving history "before" BSD 4.4 Lite as that is what the AT&T/USL/Novell agreement(s) basically said everyone needed to rebase onto. Regards, Rod > > --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 > > -- > -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org