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From: nate@cs.montana.edu (Nate Williams)
Subject: Re: Patchkit = 0.2 ALPHA?
Message-ID: <1993Mar18.161114.22371@coe.montana.edu>
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References: <C434op.EK1@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil> <1oa0j6$j6a@germany.eu.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1993 16:11:14 GMT
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In article <1oa0j6$j6a@germany.eu.net> bs@Germany.EU.net (Bernard Steiner) writes:
>In article <C434op.EK1@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil>, dsc3pzp@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil (Philip Perucci) writes:
>|> Is the patchkit actually an ALPHA 0.2?
>
>No.
>
>The 0.2 people are talking about is the version number of the unofficial
>patchkit for 386bsd 0.1. For 386bsd 0.2 to arrive: May I remind people
>discussing this topic that prior to the arrival of 0.2 there are supposed to be
>official patches to 0.1 (as opposed to unofficial patches) and that those
>patches are supposed to go into the patches/ directory.

It is *doubtful* that Bill and Lynne will release *official* patches to
0.1 before 0.2 is released.  Having spoken with them on the phone, they
are pretty happy with the patchkit mechanism, and so have been spending
their time doing more useful things, like fixing bugs in 0.2.


Note, I DON'T speak for Bill and Lynne, this is just my impression of
the situation.

Nate


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