On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 08:44:26PM -0500, Bill Squier wrote:
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> From: Bill Squier <groo@old-ones.com>
> To: Justin Heath <justin@bbnow.net>
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> Subject: Re: bash
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> On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 07:24:31PM +0000, Justin Heath wrote:
> > Is ksh no longer being mantained or updated? 
> 
> Being imported into the base sources is orthogonal to continued outside
> development.  Lots of programs are in the base sources but maintained
> elsewhere (gcc, awk, etc.)
> 
> That said, I'm not sure what the development status of pdksh is.  It appears
> the last real development was some time around 1999.  We have the
> latest version and have provided several bug fixes.
> 
> Perhaps someone else reading this list knows.
> 
> -- 
> Bill Squier (groo@old-ones.com)                          http://www.netbsd.org
> 
>         I know I don't deserve a second chance, but this _is_ America,
>         and as an American, aren't I entitled to one?  --Sideshow Bob.

I have seen most others in the pkgsrc such as gcc and ssh. Thats what sparked my curiousity. Most things I have wanted to update have been in pkgsrc. Just lucky I guess.