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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C)
Subject: DELAY OF 386BSD BETA PATCHKIT + APPOLOGY
Message-ID: <1992Oct2.071345.23711@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
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Organization: Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 07:13:45 GMT
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I am pushing the release date for the patch kit Beta-1 distribution
(the initial public release) from 01 Oct 92 ("today" -- the clock has rolled)
to 03 Oct 92 (Saturday).
I have done this in order to include what I feel are significant
enhancements to NFS and the kernel virtual memory system.
To whet your appetite, here are some of the features of the patch kit:
o Nearly 60 patches (I may push this over the top), including:
+ A patch to allow *all* the games to compile.
+ All known "X" patches.
+ All known "ps" patches.
+ A working "netstat".
o Ability to "IALL" ("Install ALL") and walk away.
o Enhancements to the Alpha user interface.
o All known bugs in all patches have been corrected.
o Ability to create new directories during patch installation.
o Correct permissions/ownership on new files/directories.
o Disable non-root use.
o "/patch" created as a symbolic link to really allow
installation anywhere (had to modify "patches" before).
o Cleanup of "leftover" files in previous patches.
I appologize for the delay -- I hate not meeting deadlines, even
self-imposed ones -- and any inconvenience as a result of it. The extra
wait should definitely be worth it.
Terry Lambert
terry@icarus.weber.edu
terry_lambert@novell.com
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.
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