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From: osynw@gemini.oscs.montana.edu (Nate Williams)
Subject: Re: [386bsd] patch-kit inconsistancy?
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In article <1993Jan20.222526.13609@fcom.cc.utah.edu> terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C) writes:
>In article <C15EBA.C4M@world.std.com> msw@world.std.com (Mark S Warren) writes:
>>I got the original patch-kit from agate a while ago, then yesterday
>>got patchkit-0.2.tar.Z.  I noticed that patchkit-0.2.tar.Z contains
>>all the same patch numbers that are in the old one, but some of the
>>patches are different.
>>
>>Should I uninstall the old ones before installing the new?  Is
>>patchkit-0.2.tar.Z more "official"?
>>
>>Help?
>
>You've been sneaking around, I guess.

Unfortunately not, but I talked to Chris and it has been removed from
a public directory.  I am having my last hurrah at releasing the
patchkit before passing it on to the new guy (His name is in the
new patchkit, and I'm sure will make an announcement soon).

>
>The 0.2 patchkit isn't released yet as far as I know.

This weekend, I *promise*.

>
>IF you install the kit you found, you should probably contact Nate to
>let him know you are installing it (he'll tell you who has the official
>mantle, since it hasn't been announced who took over to save them from
>huge amounts of mail.)

Please, especially if you had any problems.  (If you got it, you became
a beta-tester by accident :-)

>					Terry Lambert

Thanks Terry for all the work you put into the patchkit.


Nate
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