From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from tnt17b-89.focal-chi.corecomm.net ([208.40.17.89] helo=linserver.megsinet.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15niU8-00012u-00 for ; Sun, 30 Sep 2001 11:26:29 -0400 Received: (from romualt@localhost) by linserver.megsinet.net (8.11.4/8.10.2) id f8UFSsP00223 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 30 Sep 2001 10:28:54 -0500 Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 10:28:18 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: trouble with CVS and a request for votes Message-ID: <20010930102818.B203@linserver.megsinet.net> References: <000a01c14971$60580d80$678a87d9@essex.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <000a01c14971$60580d80$678a87d9@essex.ac.uk>; from ss@saqibshaikh.com on Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 06:32:54AM +0100 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I've always wondered why there was a big version gap in slackware distro archives. I figured that versions between 4 and 7 were taken out to save room. But, I guess that explains it. Greg On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 06:32:54AM +0100, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > Similarly, Dr Somon's AntiVirus started at 1.1 since nobody buys version 1.0 > software. > Also, When slackware 4.0 was around and redhat had gone from 5.0 to 6.0, > patric volkerding got fed up of people asking "why are you using linux 4 > instead of linux 6?". he got so annoyed with these silly questions that > slackware went from 4.0 to 7.0. > > Saqib > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup