Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:50:28 +0300 From: Alexandr Kovalenko <never@nevermind.kiev.ua> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Version Release numbers Message-ID: <20030611095027.GB93431@nevermind.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <3EE6D74E.37F72459@mindspring.com> References: <000901c32eeb$4b15d4a0$0200000a@fireball> <3EE58CF9.4090B7D3@mindspring.com> <20030610180553.GB91429@nevermind.kiev.ua> <3EE6D74E.37F72459@mindspring.com>
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Hello, Terry Lambert! On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 12:16:30AM -0700, you wrote: > > > Historically, BSD has used odd minor numbers as new features, > > > and even minor numbers as stabilization. > > > > > > This was broken with 4.4, but that was because of the lawsuit, > > > not through any poor intent on anyone's part. > > > > Which one? What is was about? Can you provide more info? > > The version 4.4BSD-Lite2 release from UCB had to introduce new > code because of the AT&T lawsuit against BSDI and, later, UCB. > The lawsuit was settled out of court around August-September > of 1994, since USL was found to be in violation of both UCB's > Copyrights and Licenses. Information is on Dennis Ritchie's web > site, among other places, as well as other locations around the > web. It's really old news (over a decade since it was originally > filed now). This is why the BSD community isn't worried about > the SCO lawsuit against Linux spreaqding to BSD. See also Greg > Lehy's recent article in Daemon News. Ah, I see. I was thinking that it was some other case. About this one I know. -- NEVE-RIPE, will build world for food Ukrainian FreeBSD User Group http://uafug.org.ua/
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