On Thu, 2011-01-27 at 13:39 -0700, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 01:57:38PM -0800, Devin Teske wrote: > > > > You're going to have to resort to things that aren't touched during a > > system upgrade if you want to find out the `true' answer as to when the > > box was first ... what? partitioned? newfs'd? clue me in here. > > > > What _is_ the definition of "built" ??? When the hardware pieces were > > coalesced into a single chassis? If that's the case, I'd be looking at > > model numbers of internal parts. > > I suspect that at this point you are just being pedantic,
Correct. I get paid to be pedantic. It's a staple of my tenure-track position. > and that you > know what the question actually means Correct. Going back to the OP's e-mail, he indeed clarified that he was only interested in the install-date of FreeBSD. > ; you just want to dismiss the > question as immaterial. Incorrect and perceptually [unrightly] indignent. The above statements (which you've taken out of context) were not to the OP but a reply-thread between Chuck Swiger and myself. -- Devin _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
