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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!soda.berkeley.edu!wjolitz From: wjolitz@soda.berkeley.edu (William F. Jolitz) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc Subject: Re: 386BSD Release: Contributors Only Please... Date: 21 May 1993 00:11:55 GMT Organization: U.C. Berkeley, CS Undergraduate Association Lines: 63 Message-ID: <1th6ob$43b@agate.berkeley.edu> References: <almC7BGLz.EDM@netcom.com> <1tggls$oqi@agate.berkeley.edu> <1993May20.200808.25423@fcom.cc.utah.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu In article <1993May20.200808.25423@fcom.cc.utah.edu> terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C) writes: >In article <1tggls$oqi@agate.berkeley.edu> wjolitz@soda.berkeley.edu (William F. Jolitz) writes: >>This list is software (code) people only -- people who spent time >>doing things like the FAQ (Terry, for example) appear elsewhere >>in the LIST (some people appear many places). > >I thought I fit into the "code" category too, for at least the memory size >patches if not contribution to other peoples code (usually in the form of >arguing them out of some course of action or another). Terry -- look again. You're on the software contributor's list, and you've done lots of other great things (starting the FAQ, assembling patches for people to use, the original patchkit soon after 386BSD Release 0.1 was released -- which was so good that we could go on to other work, and answering questions in a professional manner. You're contributions early on in other areas are not forgotten, and will be cited! >Also: Dave Burgess is currently doing the FAQ thing. And he gets mentioned as well. For the FAQ (not code) section. >>>All the NetBSD, and 0.1.5 folk, >> >>Not 386BSD people, unless their code appears in 386BSD as well. > >This kind of suprised me, at least with regard to "0.1.5 folk", which I >think I number among. The 0.1.5 group is basically a lot of the patchkit >people, and I consider the patchkit a contribution. Each item was gone through, and the original author of the code cited for attribution. If someone did some code (and it was appropriate) for 386BSD, that person should be on the list (and, if there are any questions, please send us email ASAP). However, NETBSD is a separate entity, and not associated with 386BSD. They are responsible for their own work. There is no 0.1.5 coming out from us. We are doing a full release. If someone else is doing it, it isn't us. PLEASE NOTE: If anyone make contributions to these other groups expecting that his/her work will migrate to us, please be aware that these groups are completely separate, and that there is no formal exchange of code between these groups and us. We are currently collaborating with a variety of research groups at major universities, laboratories and companies, and we have formal arrangements for software exchange, new system enhancements, and testing prior to general release. If anyone affiliated with a research group who can self-support the system during system test or needs a preliminary version for research purposes (such as gigabit networking), we can accomodate a limited number. After all, 386BSD is intended for Research and Education. If you would like to be part of the Official 386BSD Release, or you have special needs in a research environment, please send email directly to ljolitz@cardio.ucsf.edu. Thanks. Bill Jolitz. Lynne Jolitz. 386BSD Development Project. FAX:+1-510-420-0174