Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:23:38 -0700 From: bmah@CA.Sandia.GOV (Bruce A. Mah) To: hja@netscape.com (Harvey Anderson) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fast File System & Symbolic Links Message-ID: <199804141723.KAA07446@stennis.ca.sandia.gov> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:06:48 PDT." <353397A8.58D2439B@netscape.com>
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--==_Exmh_1500699210P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii If memory serves me right, Harvey Anderson wrote: > I'm looking for documentation that would show when BSD 4.2 was first > released. there were features in BSD 4.2, namely symbolic links, that > invalidate a software patent being asserted against us. in addition, > where could I get a copy of BSD 4.2 and any related documentation. I > looked at your site, which is great, but it focuses on 4.4. thanks for > your help. According to "The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System" (McKusick, Bostic, Karels, and Quarterman), BSD 4.2 was released in 1984 (see the chart on pp. 5-6). However, it also states that "the dates given are approximate". (Actually, Chapter 1 of this book might be a good starting point for you.) Bruce. --==_Exmh_1500699210P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBNTObmajOOi0j7CY9AQHGIQP/eFRSXM7HxPyOe9iMbbXoZjnJmQcdmoIM AwYxeiyOm3FVXHKuPpqki4P6TB90319X3AbCjYNeLpKfD+r1EOEPxD0HJe7Tc6cp T+JHZ5SvI1cbNLVKPIaeIF582VKn5HC5OOvnvpU9qdQKyu1x2fDNgDD0JWG9lQhS KhCTSKy8RUs= =Fr7R -----END PGP MESSAGE----- --==_Exmh_1500699210P-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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