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From: osynw@gemini.oscs.montana.edu (Nathan Williams)
Subject: Re: [386BSD] A few patchkit comments
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In article <d4vz02yz361N01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> gab10@cd.amdahl.com (Gary A Browning) writes:
>In article <1993Feb16.212839.10641@coe.montana.edu>,
>osynw@gemini.oscs.montana.edu (Nathan Williams) writes:
>> In article <1993Feb16.182649.28351@zip.eecs.umich.edu>
>> dmuntz@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Dan Muntz) writes:
>
>[ deleted ]
> 
>> In my opinion, the reason for the patchkit was to set up a base of
>> reference for other people.  It is not mandatory, but it makes it easier
>> for fols to make changes and patches based against this version, and it
>      ^^^^
>Huh?

fols = folks (though looking at it now, one could think I meant fools :-)


>Can you describe the problems in a little more detail.
>I would really like to see the drivers distributed as additional patch files
>built on top of the current base level patchkit.  Lets see if we can't work
>out some of the problems in doing this.
>

Email me, and I can explain the gory details to you.  I'm sure the rest of
the people in the group don't want to know the plus's and minus's of the
patchkit software.

Nate
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