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From: Dickson@pco-multics.hbi.honeywell.com (Paul Dickson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: version 1.4
Message-ID: <15907@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: 21 May 89 01:03:19 GMT
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>    I've seen references to a version 1.4 of minix.  Is a version 1.4
> really available?  I've also read about PH still shipping version 1.2.
> What's up? 

About two or three months ago, the initial changes for 1.4a were
distributed to the net.  These cdiffs were only for the commands and
libraries.  The only kernel change that was sent was for the floppy
driver (to support the PS-2 floppy drive, but I'm writing this off the
top of my head).  Most of the diffs were for things that didn't make it
into 1.3.

For 1.3, it took about nine months from when the 1.3 was sent to the net
until it was shipped to PH.  Then 1.3 was followed by 1.3a, 1.3b, and
1.3c as bugs were found, fixed, and distributed for testing.  The
version 1.3d was the gathering together of all the changes that were
made for 1.3, so you don't have to apply all four sets of cdiffs.

As to why PH is shipping the 1.3 updates while still shipping 1.2
completes, I have no idea.

We'll probably see more of 1.4 later this summer.