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Zaphod: fixing link in 1 BSD entry

2026-11-15T02:51:30Z

fixing link in 1 BSD entry

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	== Notable releases ==		== Notable releases ==

	* [[1 BSD]] - For [[PDP-11]]s, the first release from CSRG (this ~~release is~~ for [[UNIX ~~[v6]~~]] as a patch set)		* [[1 BSD]] - For [[PDP-11]]s, the first release from CSRG (this was released for [[UNIX Sixth Edition\|V6]] as a patch set)
	* [[2.9BSD]] - For [[PDP-11]]s, the first full release from CSRG (prior releases were patches)		* [[2.9BSD]] - For [[PDP-11]]s, the first full release from CSRG (prior releases were patches)
	* [[2.10BSD]]		* [[2.10BSD]]

Zaphod: /* Notable releases */

2026-11-15T02:48:49Z

Notable releases

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	== Notable releases ==		== Notable releases ==

			* [[1 BSD]] - For [[PDP-11]]s, the first release from CSRG (this release is for [[UNIX [v6]]] as a patch set)
	* [[2.9BSD]] - For [[PDP-11]]s, the first full release from CSRG (prior releases were patches)		* [[2.9BSD]] - For [[PDP-11]]s, the first full release from CSRG (prior releases were patches)
	* [[2.10BSD]]		* [[2.10BSD]]

Jnc: /* Notable releases */ Merged duplicate targets

2025-09-27T19:16:53Z

Notable releases: Merged duplicate targets

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	* [[4.2 BSD]] - The first shipping version of BSD with TCP/IP, FFS & termcap for the VAX.		* [[4.2 BSD]] - The first shipping version of BSD with TCP/IP, FFS & termcap for the VAX.
	* [[4.3 BSD]] - A version of pre-POSIX BSD, for the VAX.		* [[4.3 BSD]] - A version of pre-POSIX BSD, for the VAX.
	** [[4.3 BSD NFS Wisconsin Unix]]		** [[4.3 BSD+NFS Wisconsin Unix]]
	** [[4.3 BSD Tahoe‎]] - 4.3 made [[portable]] to other [[instruction set architecture\|ISPs]]		** [[4.3 BSD Tahoe‎]] - 4.3 made [[portable]] to other [[instruction set architecture\|ISPs]]
	** [[4.3 BSD Reno]] - move toward POSIX compliance		** [[4.3 BSD Reno]] - move toward POSIX compliance

Jnc: /* Notable releases */ Add some 4.3 variants, some important (like Tahoe)

2024-12-20T17:40:37Z

Notable releases: Add some 4.3 variants, some important (like Tahoe)

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	* [[4.2 BSD]] - The first shipping version of BSD with TCP/IP, FFS & termcap for the VAX.		* [[4.2 BSD]] - The first shipping version of BSD with TCP/IP, FFS & termcap for the VAX.
	* [[4.3 BSD]] - A version of pre-POSIX BSD, for the VAX.		* [[4.3 BSD]] - A version of pre-POSIX BSD, for the VAX.
			** [[4.3 BSD NFS Wisconsin Unix]]
			** [[4.3 BSD Tahoe‎]] - 4.3 made [[portable]] to other [[instruction set architecture\|ISPs]]
			** [[4.3 BSD Reno]] - move toward POSIX compliance
			*** [[4.3 BSD Quasijarus]] - a fork of 4.3 BSD-Tahoe to maintain it
	* [[4.4 BSD]] - Did this version ever ship?		* [[4.4 BSD]] - Did this version ever ship?
	* [[Net/1]] - The TCP/IP source, and other programs free of the AT&T copyrite		* [[Net/1]] - The TCP/IP source, and other programs free of the AT&T copyrite

Jnc: /* External links */ +The Berkeley Software Distribution

2024-02-19T02:15:49Z

External links: +The Berkeley Software Distribution

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	* [https://www.tech-insider.org/unix/research/acrobat/791204.pdf Data Structures Added in the Berkeley Virtual Memory Extensions to the UNIX Operating System] - ditto		* [https://www.tech-insider.org/unix/research/acrobat/791204.pdf Data Structures Added in the Berkeley Virtual Memory Extensions to the UNIX Operating System] - ditto
	* [https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/opensources/book/kirkmck.html Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix: From AT&T-Owned to Freely Redistributable] - a crisp, clear history of the BSD effort		* [https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/opensources/book/kirkmck.html Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix: From AT&T-Owned to Freely Redistributable] - a crisp, clear history of the BSD effort
			* [https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-berkley-software-distribution The Berkeley Software Distribution]
	* [https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/misc/bsd-family-tree bsd family tree]		* [https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/misc/bsd-family-tree bsd family tree]
	* [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050505095249230 The Daemon, the GNU and the Penguin: Chapter 7 - BSD and the CSRG]		* [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050505095249230 The Daemon, the GNU and the Penguin: Chapter 7 - BSD and the CSRG]

Jnc: Tweaks

2024-02-11T19:03:19Z

Tweaks

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	'''Berkeley Software Distribution''' (usually abbreviated to '''BSD''') was the series of [[UNIX]] distributions created by the [[Computer Systems Research Group‎]]. The CSRG put together the following releases:		'''Berkeley Software Distribution''' (usually abbreviated to '''BSD''') was the series of [[UNIX]] distributions created by the [[Computer Systems Research Group‎]] at Berkeley. The CSRG put together the following releases:

	== Notable releases ==		== Notable releases ==

	* [[2.9BSD]] - For [[PDP-11]]s, a full release from CSRG (prior releases were patches)		* [[2.9BSD]] - For [[PDP-11]]s, the first full release from CSRG (prior releases were patches)
	* [[2.10BSD]]		* [[2.10BSD]]
	* [[2.11BSD]] - A still-maintained version		* [[2.11BSD]] - A still-maintained version for PDP-11S
	* [[3 BSD\|3.0 BSD]] - A [[VAX]] version derived from [[Unix/32V]], including a real [[virtual memory]] system		* [[3 BSD\|3.0 BSD]] - A [[VAX]] version derived from [[Unix/32V]], including a real [[virtual memory]] system
	* [[4.0 BSD]] - A vastly improved 3.0		* [[4.0 BSD]] - A vastly improved 3.0

Jnc: /* See also */ +BSD Daemon

2024-01-13T02:50:21Z

Jnc: /* External links */ +Berkeley Virtual Memory Extensions papers

2023-10-18T22:18:57Z

External links: +Berkeley Virtual Memory Extensions papers

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	* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy2.pdf Proposal for enhancement of UNIX on the VAX] - Berkeley's proposal to [[DARPA]] that led to 4.0 and its successors		* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy2.pdf Proposal for enhancement of UNIX on the VAX] - Berkeley's proposal to [[DARPA]] that led to 4.0 and its successors
	* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy1.pdf An architecture for Interprocess Communication in UNIX]		* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy1.pdf An architecture for Interprocess Communication in UNIX]
	* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=3BSD/usr/doc/vmunix/design.t Berkeley Virtual Memory Extensions to the UNIX Operating System]		* [http://roguelife.org/~fujita/COOKIES/HISTORY/3BSD/design.pdf Design and Implementation of the Berkeley Virtual Memory Extensions to the UNIX Operating System] - PDF, not a scan
			<!-- * [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=3BSD/usr/doc/vmunix/design.t Berkeley Virtual Memory Extensions to the UNIX Operating System] -->
			* [https://www.tech-insider.org/unix/research/acrobat/791204.pdf Data Structures Added in the Berkeley Virtual Memory Extensions to the UNIX Operating System] - ditto
	* [https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/opensources/book/kirkmck.html Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix: From AT&T-Owned to Freely Redistributable] - a crisp, clear history of the BSD effort		* [https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/opensources/book/kirkmck.html Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix: From AT&T-Owned to Freely Redistributable] - a crisp, clear history of the BSD effort
	* [https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/misc/bsd-family-tree bsd family tree]		* [https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/misc/bsd-family-tree bsd family tree]

Jnc: /* External links */ +Berkeley Virtual Memory Extensions to the UNIX Operating System

2023-10-18T21:51:16Z

External links: +Berkeley Virtual Memory Extensions to the UNIX Operating System

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	* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy2.pdf Proposal for enhancement of UNIX on the VAX] - Berkeley's proposal to [[DARPA]] that led to 4.0 and its successors		* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy2.pdf Proposal for enhancement of UNIX on the VAX] - Berkeley's proposal to [[DARPA]] that led to 4.0 and its successors
	* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy1.pdf An architecture for Interprocess Communication in UNIX]		* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy1.pdf An architecture for Interprocess Communication in UNIX]
			* [https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file=3BSD/usr/doc/vmunix/design.t Berkeley Virtual Memory Extensions to the UNIX Operating System]
	* [https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/opensources/book/kirkmck.html Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix: From AT&T-Owned to Freely Redistributable] - a crisp, clear history of the BSD effort		* [https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/opensources/book/kirkmck.html Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix: From AT&T-Owned to Freely Redistributable] - a crisp, clear history of the BSD effort
	* [https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/misc/bsd-family-tree bsd family tree]		* [https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/misc/bsd-family-tree bsd family tree]

Jnc: /* External links */ +bsd family tree

2022-12-31T21:13:16Z

External links: +bsd family tree

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	* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy1.pdf An architecture for Interprocess Communication in UNIX]		* [https://www.jslite.net/notes/joy1.pdf An architecture for Interprocess Communication in UNIX]
	* [https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/opensources/book/kirkmck.html Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix: From AT&T-Owned to Freely Redistributable] - a crisp, clear history of the BSD effort		* [https://www.oreilly.com/openbook/opensources/book/kirkmck.html Twenty Years of Berkeley Unix: From AT&T-Owned to Freely Redistributable] - a crisp, clear history of the BSD effort
			* [https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/misc/bsd-family-tree bsd family tree]
	* [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050505095249230 The Daemon, the GNU and the Penguin: Chapter 7 - BSD and the CSRG]		* [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050505095249230 The Daemon, the GNU and the Penguin: Chapter 7 - BSD and the CSRG]

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	** [[FreeBSD]]		** [[FreeBSD]]
	** [[OpenBSD]]		** [[OpenBSD]]
			* [[BSD Daemon]]

	==External links==		==External links==