Subject: lib/9410: history on login_getclass is wrong
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Seebs <seebs@lobe.fleet.plethora.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/13/2000 12:54:39
>Number: 9410
>Category: lib
>Synopsis: history on login_getclass appears to be wrong
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: lib-bug-people (Library Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Feb 13 12:54:00 2000
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Seebs
>Organization:
>Release: Feb 13, 2000
>Environment:
System: NetBSD lobe.fleet.plethora.net 1.4S NetBSD 1.4S (LOBE) #0: Sat Feb 12 11:36:19 CST 2000 seebs@lobe.fleet.plethora.net:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/LOBE i386
>Description:
The history page for login_cap(3) says
The login_getclass family of functions appeared in NetBSD 1.5.
While this is true, it might be more polite to our benefactors to
say
The login_getclass family of functions first appeared in BSD/OS,
and appears in NetBSD 1.5 by kind permission.
or something similar. It is relevant to a potential user that the
'login.conf' implementation is compatible with the BSDI one, and it's
polite to give credit in the documentation, even if the license
doesn't explicitly require it.
>How-To-Repeat:
Work for BSDI. Contribute code to NetBSD. ;-)
(I didn't write the code, but I was involved in getting a copy to the
guy who did the port, I believe.)
>Fix:
Just a couple kind words. :)
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: