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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uunet!newsflash.concordia.ca!vax2.concordia.ca!martelc From: martelc@vax2.concordia.ca (MARTEL, CLAUDE) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: Announcing the release of NetBSD 1.0 Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd Date: 20 Nov 1994 11:53 -0500 Organization: Concordia University Lines: 120 Distribution: world Message-ID: <20NOV199411530618@vax2.concordia.ca> References: <39ohaj$9c2@agate.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: vax2.concordia.ca Summary: NetBSD 1.0 is released! Keywords: NetBSD, free, BSD, release, 4.4, i386, m68k, mac, sparc, hp300 News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.50 In article <39ohaj$9c2@agate.berkeley.edu>, netbsd-comments@NetBSD.ORG writes... >I am pleased to announce the availability of release 1.0 of the NetBSD >operating system, a freely available and redistributable BSD system >that runs on a variety of hardware platforms. NetBSD 1.0 is based on >4.4BSD Lite and Berkeley Networking Release 2 sources. It includes >support for shared libraries on most architectures, the enhanced >Berkeley Fast File System (which supports 64-bit file sizes and >clustering), rock-solid networking code, and a fair amount of binary >compatibility with other operating systems. A list of significant >changes since the last release is present in the "CHANGES" file in the >distribution. The list is far too long to include here. > >Release 1.0 of the NetBSD operating system is distributed with complete >source code and is available from the distribution sites listed >at the bottom of this message. At this time, binary releases for the >following architectures are available: > Amigas > i386-family PCs > some m68k-based Macintoshes > PC532 > SPARCstation (sun4c) -class machines > >In addition, a binary release is expected, but not yet ready, for the >HP9000/300 family of workstations. Though the NetBSD 1.0 source tree >includes support for DECstations, some Sun 3 models, and some VAXen, >those ports are not far enough along to merit a complete binary >distribution. > >Within the next few days, installation and release notes for each of >the ports mentioned above will be posted to the appropriate mailing >lists and/or newsgroups for those ports. If those notes don't answer >any questions you might have about NetBSD, you should probably >subscribe to one of more of the NetBSD mailing lists, and ask there. >For information on what lists are available and how to subscribe, >mail majordomo@NetBSD.ORG with an empty message body. > >Enjoy! > > >Chris Demetriou >The NetBSD Project >============================================================================ >NetBSD Mirror Site List > >The following sites mirror the NetBSD 1.0. Those marked with "[*]" >are also known to mirror NetBSD-current. > >Host name Services Provided >---- ---- -------- -------- >ftp.iastate.edu Anonymous FTP, AFS [*] > > Anon-FTP path: pub/netbsd/NetBSD-1.0 > AFS path: /afs/iastate.edu/public/ftp/pub/netbsd/NetBSD-1.0 > >ftp.eecs.umich.edu Anonymous FTP [*] > > Anon-FTP path: BSD/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > >gatekeeper.dec.com Anonymous FTP > > Anon-FTP path: pub/BSD/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > >wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de Anonymous FTP, SUP [*] > > Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > SUP: get the file pub/misc/sup/supfile.example via > anonymous FTP, and read it as an example. > >NetBSD.rmit.edu.au Anonymous FTP, SUP [*] > > Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > SUP: get the file /README.sup via anonymous FTP, and > read it for information. > >ftp.demon.co.uk Anonymous FTP, possibly SUP [*] > > Anon-FTP path: pub/BSD/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > SUP: contact peter@demon.net for SUP server status/information > >ftp.ibp.fr Anonymous FTP [*] > > Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD > >ftp.uni-regensburg.de Anonymous FTP > > Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > >ftp.unit.no Anonymous FTP > > Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > >ftp.stacken.kth.se Anonymous FTP > > Anon-FTP path: pub/OS/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > >flick.lerc.nasa.gov Anonymous FTP > > Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > >coombs.anu.edu.au Anonymous FTP > > Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > >ftp.funet.fi Anonymous FTP > > Anon-FTP path: pub/unix/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > >col.hp.com Anonymous FTP [*] > > Anon-FTP path: mirrors/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > >ftp.netbsd.org Anonymous FTP, SUP [*] > > Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0 > SUP: get the file pub/sup/README.sup via anonymous FTP from > ftp.netbsd.org, and read it for instructions. > >If you wish to become a distribution site for NetBSD, contact Chris >Demetriou <cgd@NetBSD.ORG>. >