FreeBSD Version Release numbers

[Alexandr Kovalenko]

Hello, Terry Lambert!

On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 12:16:30AM -0700, you wrote:

> > > Historically, BSD has used odd minor numbers as new features,
> > > and even minor numbers as stabilization.
> > >
> > > This was broken with 4.4, but that was because of the lawsuit,
> > > not through any poor intent on anyone's part.
> > 
> > Which one? What is was about? Can you provide more info?
> 
> The version 4.4BSD-Lite2 release from UCB had to introduce new
> code because of the AT&T lawsuit against BSDI and, later, UCB.
> The lawsuit was settled out of court around August-September
> of 1994, since USL was found to be in violation of both UCB's
> Copyrights and Licenses.  Information is on Dennis Ritchie's web
> site, among other places, as well as other locations around the
> web.  It's really old news (over a decade since it was originally
> filed now).  This is why the BSD community isn't worried about
> the SCO lawsuit against Linux spreaqding to BSD.  See also Greg
> Lehy's recent article in Daemon News.

Ah, I see. I was thinking that it was some other case. About this one I
know.

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