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From: osynw@gemini.oscs.montana.edu (Nathan Williams)
Subject: Re: [386bsd] PATCHKIT 0.2 STATUS - Please Read.
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In article <JKH.93Feb13000929@whisker.lotus.ie> jkh@whisker.lotus.ie (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes:

>Nate
>Williams has decided to step down from his position as patchkit
>coordinator.  After some discussion with him and others involved in
>386bsd development, I've been elected to take his place.
>
>This means that you should send your contributions for the next
>patchkit release to me and I've created several mailing lists for the
>purpose of making the patchkit more accessable to the public.
>
>If you wish to contribute a patch, please send it to:
>
>		 patches@whisker.lotus.ie
>
>You can also send patches directly to me, jkh@whisker.lotus.ie - it
>makes no difference either way.
>

First of all, I want to thanks all of the users who have made the
patchkit a success, because w/out good patches, there wouldn't be
a patchkit.

Second, I would like all of you to know that I fully support Jordan in
this transition.  He has impeccable qualifications, and a boatload of
resources we would all envy.  

Lastly, I would like the 386BSD community to know that I still intend on
staying involved in the patchkit process, but I don't have the time to
co-ordinate things.  I'll still do my best to answer questions and post
hints and helps to the group, but I'll try to stay out of Jordan's hair.
:-)

>Finally, as his last official act, Nate will be releasing patckit
>0.2.1.  It will probably be on ref.tfs.com as you read this, but you
>should probably watch this space for details.  This patchkit should
>be considered the "official unofficial patchkit" and I will assume
>that you've applied this as part of the next patchkit.

It's been uploaded to agate, and will appear in the patch-kit directory
whenever Chris gets around to it.

In the meantime, it is available on ref.tfs.com
~ftp/usr/src/patchkit-latest, and on agate in ~pub/incoming/nate.

However the stuff on agate hasn't been unpacked yet, so your best
bet is to wait until Chris moves it.

For information on this version, see the next article announcing
it.  (Boy I can't wait till the new newsgroups go online)


>So, in summary:
>
>Send new patches to:		patches@whisker.lotus.ie
>
>Join the mailing list:		386bsd_patchkit-request@whisker.lotus.ie
>
>Watch for:			patchkit 0.2.1, from Nate Williams.

>Send comments to:		jkh@whisker.lotus.ie / jkh@gnu.ai.mit.edu /
>				jkh@violet.berkeley.edu / jkh@lotus.com
>
>				(pick a site, any site :-)
>Jordan Hubbard		Lotus Development Ireland	jkh@whisker.lotus.ie
>386bsd Patchkit Coordinator				All-around nice dude.
>I don't speak for Lotus, Ok?  They're HUUUUUUGE and I'm like Reeeeal Smaaaall.


Nate
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osynw@terra.oscs.montana.edu |  Still trying to find a good reason for
nate@cs.montana.edu          |  these 'computer' things.  Personally,
home #: (406) 586-0579       |  I don't think they'll catch on - Don H.