Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 15:51:01 -0400 (EDT) From: "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org> To: "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Caldera? (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909061535390.93097-100000@pawn.primelocation.net> In-Reply-To: <199909061920.MAA20430@freeway.dcfinc.com>
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Moved to -advocacy... On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, Chad R. Larson wrote: > > 12 years of development That depends on your point of view. FreeBSD has been in existence since 1993 with the first release in 1994, which is like 5 or 6 years[1]. Your '12 years' is around 1987, 4.3/2.10BSD era[2]. However, one can argue about FreeBSD's direct lineage with the original BSD, so perhaps the split in 1976 from 6th Edition is more appropriate[2], giving about 23 years. Of course, one can argue that in splitting from Version 6, FreeBSD/BSD's lineage goes to 1st Edition in 1969, giving about 30 years. I'm sure someone will bring up the argument of the Novell/Berkeley lawsuit and how you cannot claim the lineage with the encumbered sources removed. IMO I believe you can since it's development did start with Version 6...etc...etc... [1] http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/history.html [2] Design and Implementation of 4.4BSD, pp.5-6 ----- Chris D. Faulhaber <jedgar@fxp.org> | All the true gurus I've met never System/Network Administrator, | claimed they were one, and always Reality Check Information, Inc. | pointed to someone better. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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