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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.misc:4091 comp.os.386bsd.development:2697 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!jussieu.fr!univ-lyon1.fr!swidir.switch.ch!scsing.switch.ch!sun.rediris.es!obelix.cica.es!obelix.cica.es!not-for-mail From: jon@obelix.cica.es (Jonathan Noel Tombs) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.386bsd.development Subject: Re: 386BSD Release 1.0 Ships!!! Date: 14 Nov 1994 12:03:02 +0100 Organization: Centro Informatico Cientifico de Andalucia Lines: 21 Message-ID: <3a7g56$2tq@obelix.cica.es> References: <jmonroyCz4rG2.9wH@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: obelix.cica.es In article <jmonroyCz4rG2.9wH@netcom.com>, Jesus Monroy Jr <jmonroy@netcom.com> wrote: > > 386BSD, a Public Domain BSD-UNIX-like Operating System, has > been over four years the making. Over four months late in deliver, > 386BSD previously caused a "wild fire" on the Internet when > researchers and commercial developers, a like, scoured FTP sites > for a version of this OS (Operating System). Today 386BSD is one > among many PDOSs (Public Domain Operating Systems) that are > providing fire to the anti-Microsoft sentiment on the Internet. What is this talking about "Today is one of..." Linux existed for about a year before 386BSD 0.1, and was in a usable state about 6 months before the release. It was a further 6months before any release of 386BSD was usable (the early versions took a dislike to my hard disks, and long commandline arguments caused a kernel panic). Jon.