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Date:      Wed, 25 Sep 1996 08:45:05 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu>
To:        Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
Cc:        Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net>, Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: install on {Net,Open}BSD vs install on FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.OSF.3.95.960925084427.2795A-100000@gilligan.eng.umd.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199609250410.WAA10368@rocky.mt.sri.com>

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On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Nate Williams wrote:

> > of the case is based on compatibility.  I've disagreed with Richard in the
> > past when he was using the compatibility to move us towards SYSV without a
> > strong reason, but since we ARE bsd, and the -d option IS bsd, the
> 
> The -d option *ISN'T* BSD.  It was added by J.T. in NetBSD, and when
> OpenBSD took the entire NetBSD source tree over it was there as well.
> I'll bet BSDi doesn't have it, and neither does Ultrix, which are also
> BSD based systems.

And add that Sun DOES do it.  I'll check ultrix.

> 
> 
> Nate
> 

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