Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 23:40:12 -0600 From: John Estess <jestess@wcnet.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.4 BSD forever? Message-ID: <38781F3C.66D343FF@wcnet.net> References: <20000109050640.4F4F8A80F@kendra.ne.mediaone.net>
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> Say FreeBSD 4.4 and then say BSD 4.4. Then say 4.4 and say 4.4.
> What's the difference?
But the difference between 4.4BSD and 4.4FreeBSD-Vegas (number 22 of the
cities series) should be enough to clue people in.
> The readers of -Stable are close enough to FreeBSD to assume a difference,
> or presume FreeBSD 4.4 if no comparision is made, just as they know
> -Stable is FreeBSD-Stable@FreeBSD.org. Many others, further from
> the world of FreeBSD, will know only enough to be confused.
There is a community you have to be in (geeks?) to know what FreeBSD is
to begin with, so this probably wouldn't be a problem. Also, if the user
buys the 4 CD set, they can read the part about "FreeBSD is based on
Berkeley 4.4 BSD...". If they can install from FTP, they probably know
the difference.
> Go ahead, treat the numbering as something for "those in the know"
> to be the only ones who can get it right.
And what exactly does it mean to somebody not in the know, even if they
are labeled sequentially? Did 4.3BSD Reno confuse anyone? How about 4.3
Tahoe? I don't think so. The people who wanted Unix knew what they
wanted.
I can take Jordan's argument that a logical sequencing system is going
to be used (boring), but I refuse to accept an argument that assumes
stupid Unix users. As a general rule (which has been bent at times -
sometimes by myself), that assumption is oxymoronic.
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