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From: rick@seismo.CSS.GOV (Rick Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: AT&T/Sun merged UNIX
Message-ID: <44250@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV>
Date: 24 Feb 88 00:39:34 GMT
References: <11722@brl-adm.ARPA> <1988Feb16.182913.226@utzoo.uucp> <1645@winchester.mips.COM>
Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA
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Summary: 4.2bsd credits


The "Preface to the 4.2 Berkeley distribution" which is printed at the
front of the manual set credits:
	Bill Shannon (DEC & Sun)
	Robert Elz (U of Melbourne)
	Rob Gurwitz (BBN)
	Eric Allman (Britton-Lee)
	Bill Croft (SRI & Sun)
	Dennis Ritchie (Bell Laboratories)
	Helge Skrivervik (no affliation)
		and of course
	"numerous others".

That acknowledgement is signed by (note the order):
	Sam Leffler
	Bill Joy
	Kirk McKusick

There are others who are credited with earlier 4bsd releases.

---rick

(Yes, some of the people on the above list do get annoyed when
Bill Joy is credited with developing 4.2bsd UNIX and no one else is mentioned)