17 Jun
2000
17 Jun
'00
8:40 p.m.
David O'Brien <obrien(a)NUXI.com> wrote:
That is a fine opinion, and one understandable. BUT,
I don't see Joy,
McKusick, or Lefler on your list.
Their work is an *extension* of the Ritchie/Thompson original UNIX, not a
replacement. 3BSD through 4.3BSD are direct logical successors of V7/32V
research UNIX.
So why is it again that you do 4.3BSD
rather than some System III/V [...]
Because I believe that 3BSD through 4.3BSD are the real trunk successors of V7
and 32V, not System III and System V (more affectionately known as Missed'em-
five as you can see in the Jargon File). True UNIX is Research UNIX, UNIX that
is for research purposes, not commercial ones. The AT&T Education Software
License I have buried in my desk somewhere prohibits any commercial use. System
III and V deserted this True UNIX mission, but Berkeley UNIX picked it up
instead.
Exactly the same later happened with 4.4BSD and 4.3BSD-Quasijarus.
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