git: e6ab1e365c06 - main - config(8): Correct the mentioned paper in the SEE ALSO section

[Gordon Bergling]

On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 03:38:41AM -0700, Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
> > 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 <gbe at FreeBSD.org>
> > > > AuthorDate: 2021-04-13 04:49:00 +0000
> > > > Commit:     Gordon Bergling <gbe at FreeBSD.org>
> > > > 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.
>

Done in c8786bba8ebb. I'll check the commit history before updating
such a reference again.

--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 at freebsd.org
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Rod Grimes                                                 rgrimes at freebsd.org

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