SUMMARY: Tru64 Version Naming Question

From: Garsha, Adam (adam.garsha_at_marquette.edu)
Date: 05/07/05

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    A couple different responses.

    > I don't completely understand the naming convention for Tru64 5.1Bx.
    > Namely, does
    >
    > 5.1B-2 just equal 5.1B-with-patch-kit-4?
    >
    > Will 5.1B-3 just equal 5.1B-with-patch-kit-5?
    >
    > etc.
    >
    > Also, what did 5.1B-1 equal?

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    You got it. It's a marketing thing. The B-1 was I think PK3.
    Yes, B-3 is V5.1B plus patch kit 5. If you have a support deal that
    includes media, you get a really nice media kit with all of the CDs
    including the patches, and if you buy new you get the same kit, if you
    want to just pull the patch kit off the internet and install it that's
    cool too provided you've got the right license rights to use it.

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    No,

    V5.1b-1 == V5.1b PK3 + NHD 7 + other software (See Associated Products
    list for details)
    V5.1b-2 includes PK4, but also other software (See Associated Products
    list for details)
    V5.1b-3 includes PK5, but also other software (See Associated Products
    list for details)

    So, you can't install PK5 and have V5.1b-3.

    Also, though I don't remember the details off the top of my head, we're
    supposedly starting to programmatically enforce the "right to new
    version" license with V5.1b-3.

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    There was:

    5.1
    5.1A
    5.1B

    which all were "shipped" versions from Compaq/HP. In addition to that,
    patch kits (PK's) were available for these, so you'd get 5.1B-PK4 and so
    on.

    However, when HP *has to* change the system core, for example as a
    result of new hardware support modules, it will re-issue the
    currently-shipping system with a new version subnumber:

    5.1B-2 is "hardware support release 2"
        -3 is ".. 3"

    B-1 is simply the 5.1B itself.

    So:

    release.version{minor}[-hwrelease][-PKpatchkit]

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