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From: Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: docs/159220: Strange sentence in /usr/src/UPDATING
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On Tue Jul 26 11, Benjamin Kaduk wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jul 2011, Alexander Best wrote:
> 
> >
> >>Number:         159220
> >>Category:       docs
> >>Synopsis:       Strange sentence in /usr/src/UPDATING
> >>Confidential:   no
> >>Severity:       non-critical
> >>Priority:       low
> >>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
> >>State:          open
> >>Quarter:
> >>Keywords:
> >>Date-Required:
> >>Class:          doc-bug
> >>Submitter-Id:   current-users
> >>Arrival-Date:   Tue Jul 26 23:50:04 UTC 2011
> >>Closed-Date:
> >>Last-Modified:
> >>Originator:     Alexander Best
> >>Release:        9.0-CURRENT
> >>Organization:
> >>Environment:
> >FreeBSD otaku 9.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT #0 r224294=bc9530b-dirty: 
> >Sun Jul 24 23:47:48 CEST 2011     
> >arundel@otaku:/usr/obj/usr/git-freebsd-head/sys/ARUNDEL  amd64
> >>Description:
> >In /usr/src/UPDATING, almost at the very end of the file, there's the 
> >following sentence:
> >
> >"This file contains a list, in reverse chronological order, of major
> >breakages in tracking -current.  Not all things will be listed here,
> >and it only starts on October 16, 2004.  Updating files can found in
> >previous releases if your system is older than this."
> >
> >The last sentence seems quite broken. At least I haven't got a clue what 
> >it's supposed to mean.
> 
> "If you need to see entries from the UPDATING file which are older than 
> 2004/10/16, go get the UPDATING file from a previous &os; release, and it 
> will have a better chance of including what you're looking for."

could we please please please get this fixed before 9.0?

> 
> -Ben Kaduk