Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 17:29:02 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com>, freebsd-hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: old sec dists? Message-ID: <199608200029.RAA00371@root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 19 Aug 1996 15:46:54 MDT." <199608192146.PAA17951@rocky.mt.sri.com>
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>Don Yuniskis writes: >> Greetings! >> >> > > > > ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/... should have the complete 1.1.5.1. >> > > > >> > > > Sorry, I'm looking for the *CDROMs* -- I already have 1.1.5.1R but >> > > > not in CD format... :> >> > > therewas no 1.1.5.1 CD.. >> >> That wouldn't have been a problem... I was just (apparently) >> under the wrong impression wrt the existence of 1.1.5.1R on >> plastic. And, the 1.1.5.1R copy I have (on floppy) I must have >> built from 1.1 and this "patch kit" -- though I have no record >> in my journals of ever doing this... :-( > >There was a 1.1.5.1 release on floppies, but it was released too quickly >before the BSD lawsuit 'resolution' deadline took into effect, so WC >wasn't able to cut a CD and distribute it before its agreement to cease >distribution of the Net/2 code would have run out. However, the FreeBSD >project made a net-only distribution that you probably snarfed. Actually, part of the agreement with USL was that we not distribute 1.1.5 on CDROM - just a net-only release. It wasn't a matter of timing, it was matter of USL wanting to limit the distribution. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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