Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:32:30 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Stephen Hurd <shurd@sasktel.net> Cc: jkois@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-www@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: www/136022: Releases page does not list 2.2.9 :-) Message-ID: <4A4D97EE.9070704@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <4A4D8C2B.3010408@sasktel.net> References: <200907021937.n62JboBp000885@freefall.freebsd.org> <4A4D8C2B.3010408@sasktel.net>
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Dear Mr. Hurd, I do believe that this can now be considered the BEST HOAX EVER. 51 months after its publication, it's still generating interest. I thank you for your dedicated to in vaulting myself and Ruslan into infamy. With best regards, Scott Stephen Hurd wrote: > The release exists and can be downloaded from the official site: > ftp://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/i386/2.2.9-RELEASE > > > While it was released as a joke, at least the number was bumped and the > errata fixes from 2.2.8 are included for example, this one: > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/lib/libc/gen/getpwent.c.diff?r1=1.35.2.2;r2=1.35.2.3;only_with_tag=RELENG_2_2 > > > It doesn't look like it was tagged though. Adding scottl@ since it was > his fault. > > Not sure what criteria there are to distinguish a "real" release from a > "hoax" release, but you can download 2.2.9, it has fixes since 2.2.8, > there is an announcement and there are release notes. > > > jkois@FreeBSD.org wrote: >> Synopsis: Releases page does not list 2.2.9 :-) >> >> State-Changed-From-To: feedback->closed >> State-Changed-By: jkois >> State-Changed-When: Thu Jul 2 19:33:51 UTC 2009 >> State-Changed-Why: After discussion with remko@: >> >> Close the PR. 2.2.9 was not a real release. It was a "1.-April-hoax". >> >> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=136022 >> >> >
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