Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Arch history?

[Tom Lord]

    > From: Dustin Sallings <address@hidden>

The parts I can safely answer from memory:

    >   Is there an approximate timeline for the arch project available 
    > somewhere?  When was it born?  

Privately (i.e, before announcements or distribution): November 2001.
(An earlier system was scrapped -- approximately early 2000, if I
recall correctly.)

The first release was self-hosting.   I think that was in January
2002.


    > When were the major implementation 
    > milestones?  

That would take some archaeology.   Notable phase shifts might
include:

1) first release
2) first project adoption
3) conversion of `inventory' from a `find(1)' script to a C program
4) the ArX schism
5) tla
6) Perspective and ViewArch
7) Acceptance as a GNU project project.
8) the XOuvert announcement, Emacs mirror, Linux mirrors, etc.
9) somebody asking about the history of the project :-)


    > How about project adoption (realizing that one would be 
    > more difficult)?

Not much hard data on this end.   The quality and quantity of user
submissions of features and fixes has climbed notably.   Adoptions are
certainly climbing but I wouldn't try to put any numbers on it.

-t