netbsd-help: what does 'dist' means ?

Subject: what does 'dist' means ?
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Samuel Hornus <Samuel.Hornus@crans.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/03/2001 02:56:03

Hi.

Here is a not very useful question :

What does the word 'dist' means in the file hierarchy of /usr/src ?
/usr/src/dist
/usr/src/crypto/dist
etc...

ditribution ? distant (files) ? distillation ?

err...distransportation(as in Hyperion/Dan Simmons) ?

Thanks !
-- 
Samuel