git: e6ab1e365c06 - main - config(8): Correct the mentioned paper in the SEE ALSO section
Rodney W. Grimes
freebsd at gndrsh.dnsmgr.net
Wed Apr 14 19:38:23 UTC 2021
> 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.
Thank you. Be very weary and careful of anything that is moving
history "before" BSD 4.4 Lite as that is what the AT&T/USL/Novell
agreement(s) basically said everyone needed to rebase onto.
Regards,
Rod
>
> --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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