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From: dave@galaxia.Newport.RI.US (David H. Brierley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
Subject: Re: Wouldn't it be nice (BSD port)
Keywords: BSD UNIX-PC
Message-ID: <1397@galaxia.Newport.RI.US>
Date: 15 Apr 91 16:59:20 GMT
References: <77@morwyn.UUCP>
Organization: Dave's Very Own Personal System
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In article <77@morwyn.UUCP> forrie@morwyn.UUCP (Forrie Aldrich) writes:
>Since BSD is basically a public domain implementation of UNIX, and the
>src code is readily available from UUNET for downloading, etc... wouldn't
>it be NICE if someone out there could develop a BSD kernel for the 3B1 so

This sounds good in theory but at the current moment only about 80 to 90
percent of BSD is freely available.  If you want to build a system that
only boots up 80% of the way, then go for it.  The people at CSRG are
working towards a totally free system but they still have a ways to go.
I'm sure that if you contacted CSRG they would be more than willing to
accept your help in rewriting the remaining code.  I believe they have a
list of utility programs that need to be rewritten.
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David H. Brierley
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