From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Jul 3 21:09:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA06726 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 21:09:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [139.130.136.133] (may be forged)) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA06721 for ; Fri, 3 Jul 1998 21:09:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) id NAA14060; Sat, 4 Jul 1998 13:39:43 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19980704133943.Z358@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Sat, 4 Jul 1998 13:39:43 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: dg@root.com Cc: Jacques Vidrine , freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Jolitz book cancelled? References: <19980704093453.U358@freebie.lemis.com> <199807040357.UAA09452@implode.root.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <199807040357.UAA09452@implode.root.com>; from David Greenman on Fri, Jul 03, 1998 at 08:57:56PM -0700 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Friday, 3 July 1998 at 20:57:56 -0700, David Greenman wrote: >>> Yes, it was a port of 4.3BSD Net/2 to the 80386 (called >>> 386BSD). >> >> Sure. This is the ancestor of FreeBSD. FreeBSD (and NetBSD) grew out >> of personality conflicts with Bill Jolitz. > > I'd say that is stretching the truth just a bit too much. Well, I did say that I wasn't the best person to ask, but I think you're misinterpreting my statement. > You might be able to argue that being the case with NetBSD (cgd's > arguments with Bill being well known and public), but "personality" > conflicts with Bill were certainly not what FreeBSD grew out of. In > fact, we gave Bill every last chance to lead and he chose not to, > but we certainly didn't form in spite of him or due to any argument > with him. My understanding was that you gave him every chance to fix bugs and improve the product, including supplying the bug fixes, but he chose not to. As a result, and somewhat reluctantly if I recall, you decided that the only way to get past the patch kit was to start up your own distribution. How am I doing? Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message