Re: Redhat 7.3 time manipulation bug

Marc Fournier <scrappy@hub.org>

From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>
To: Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org>
Cc: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, PostgreSQL Hackers List <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2002-05-26T03:32:40Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Sat, 25 May 2002, Michael Meskes wrote:

> No, this is simply not true. The version number is what the upstream
> gives its release. No more no less. What RH does is becoming as subtly
> incompatible a possible. If that's the goal, it doesn't look like free
> software for me. Sure all changes are published, but why forcing this
> kind of difference between linux distributions? Why not calling it 2.2.6
> or something if there has to be some changes that are not compatible?

Or rlibc? :)