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From: michaelv@iastate.edu (Michael L. VanLoon)
Subject: Re: kernel names
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References: <1993Sep21.194457.10899@fcom.cc.utah.edu> <27pe7k$4vq@germany.eu.net> <27pqqj$ibk@pdq.coe.montana.edu>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1993 04:06:26 GMT
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In <27pqqj$ibk@pdq.coe.montana.edu> nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) writes:

>In article <27pe7k$4vq@germany.eu.net>,
>Bernard Steiner <bs@Germany.EU.net> wrote:
>>Comment: I do not see any sophisticated reason (apart from some stupid "we're
>>being different) for the kernel (and that goes for all derivates of 386bsd,
>>*including* 386bsd) to have any other name than /vmunix.
>                                                    ^^^^
>Yeah right, I want to get sued for using that 4-letter word.  

>For now, I think 386bsd is the safest thing, but personally I'd like
>something as generic as /kernel, since it's blatantly obvious, and
>no-one can sue you for using that name. :-)

If you're so concerned about being able to access your kernel as
/vmunix, you can try this neato trick that modern unices enable us to
do!

	ln -s /netbsd /vmunix

		or

	ln -s /386bsd /vmunix

Knock yourself out...

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  Michael L. VanLoon                           Project Vincent Systems Staff
  michaelv@iastate.edu              Iowa State University Computation Center
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