docs/159220: Strange sentence in /usr/src/UPDATING

[Benjamin Kaduk]

On Tue, 26 Jul 2011, Alexander Best wrote:

>
>> Number:         159220
>> Category:       docs
>> Synopsis:       Strange sentence in /usr/src/UPDATING
>> Confidential:   no
>> Severity:       non-critical
>> Priority:       low
>> Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>> State:          open
>> Quarter:
>> Keywords:
>> Date-Required:
>> Class:          doc-bug
>> Submitter-Id:   current-users
>> Arrival-Date:   Tue Jul 26 23:50:04 UTC 2011
>> Closed-Date:
>> Last-Modified:
>> Originator:     Alexander Best
>> Release:        9.0-CURRENT
>> Organization:
>> Environment:
> FreeBSD otaku 9.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT #0 r224294=bc9530b-dirty: Sun Jul 24 23:47:48 CEST 2011     arundel at otaku:/usr/obj/usr/git-freebsd-head/sys/ARUNDEL  amd64
>> Description:
> In /usr/src/UPDATING, almost at the very end of the file, there's the following sentence:
>
> "This file contains a list, in reverse chronological order, of major
> breakages in tracking -current.  Not all things will be listed here,
> and it only starts on October 16, 2004.  Updating files can found in
> previous releases if your system is older than this."
>
> The last sentence seems quite broken. At least I haven't got a clue what it's supposed to mean.

"If you need to see entries from the UPDATING file which are older than 
2004/10/16, go get the UPDATING file from a previous &os; release, and it 
will have a better chance of including what you're looking for."

-Ben Kaduk