From owner-dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Wed Apr 14 10:38:44 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: dev-commits-src-main@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8ADD25D2A3D; Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:38:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: from gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (br1.CN84in.dnsmgr.net [69.59.192.140]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4FKzTw216rz4qWj; Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:38:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: from gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id 13EAcgst042608; Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:38:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net) Received: (from freebsd@localhost) by gndrsh.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id 13EAcgMl042607; Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:38:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <202104141038.13EAcgMl042607@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> Subject: Re: git: e6ab1e365c06 - main - config(8): Correct the mentioned paper in the SEE ALSO section In-Reply-To: To: Gordon Bergling Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:38:41 -0700 (PDT) CC: rgrimes@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Reply-To: rgrimes@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL121h (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4FKzTw216rz4qWj X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[] X-BeenThere: dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Commit messages for the main branch of the src repository List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:38:44 -0000 > On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 03:41:22AM -0700, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > > The branch main has been updated by gbe (doc committer): > > > > > > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=e6ab1e365c06559e964667d2f5a6de856fa28be6 > > > > > > commit e6ab1e365c06559e964667d2f5a6de856fa28be6 > > > Author: Gordon Bergling > > > AuthorDate: 2021-04-13 04:49:00 +0000 > > > Commit: Gordon Bergling > > > CommitDate: 2021-04-13 04:49:00 +0000 > > > > > > config(8): Correct the mentioned paper in the SEE ALSO section > > > > > > FreeBSD's version of the config(8) utility is based on 4.3BSD not > > > 4.4BSD. So correct the mentioned paper in the SEE ALSO section. > > > > What is this based upon? > > > > As far as I know, and I am the one that did the imports, we > > never had the source code to config(8) for 4.3BSD, the config > > sources in the system are imported from the 4.4BSD lite source tape. > > Warner has sent me a private mail in which he told me that FreeBSD's > config(8) is based on 4.3BSD with a lot modifications. The updated > paper date and origin I got from a scan of the original documents > found at [1]. If this has infact occured that is a violation of the AT&T/USL lawsuit agreement. Further as the person that did the import of 4.4, and did the lifting to make that version work with FreeBSD I dispute this claim that the config utility is based on 4.3BSD, the history of the files simply do not bear that to be true. Please revert this inaccurate change of history. Regards, Rod > > --Gordon > > [1] http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/mtXinu/MT_XINU_SMM_Apr_1986.pdf > > > > Reported by: imp > > > Reviewed by: imp > > > X-MFC-with: 2b59392cb0da804e825c63469beb1934ec4267db > > > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D29701 > > > --- > > > usr.sbin/config/config.8 | 7 ++++--- > > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/usr.sbin/config/config.8 b/usr.sbin/config/config.8 > > > index 929607712ef8..1e874c3e8355 100644 > > > --- a/usr.sbin/config/config.8 > > > +++ b/usr.sbin/config/config.8 > > > @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ > > > .\" @(#)config.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94 > > > .\" $FreeBSD$ > > > .\" > > > -.Dd April 9, 2021 > > > +.Dd April 11, 2021 > > > .Dt CONFIG 8 > > > .Os > > > .Sh NAME > > > @@ -249,11 +249,12 @@ The > > > .Sx SYNOPSIS > > > portion of each device in section 4. > > > .Rs > > > -.\" 4.4BSD SMM:2 > > > +.\" 4.3BSD SMM:2 > > > .%A S. J. Leffler > > > .%A M. J. Karels > > > .%T "Building 4.3 BSD UNIX System with Config" > > > -.%B 4.4BSD System Manager's Manual (SMM) > > > +.%B 4.3BSD System Manager's Manual (SMM) > > > +.%D June 3, 1986 > > > .Re > > > .Sh HISTORY > > > The > > > > > > > -- > > Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org > > -- > -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org