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Article #75404Re: Sun moving to Sys V
From: Dave Mack
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 1990 18:39
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 1990 18:39
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In article <9008010859.AA09719@wubios.wustl.edu> david@WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU (David J. Camp) writes: >>It looks now like GNU will be Mach. > >Would someone please fill me in about this? My understanding is that >Mach is provided via anonymous ftp, but can only legally be used by >holders of the AT&T source license. If this is so, how can GNU be Mach >and still free? -David- The Mach kernel code was written entirely at CMU and is available (in theory) for only a distribution fee. However, the Mach kernel doesn't include a file system, and CMU won't distribute it without one. They use the BSD4.3 file system, which requires an AT&T source license. So, to get the entire Mach package, you have to have an AT&T source license. Last I heard, FSF was planning to graft the Sprite file system onto the Mach kernel as the basis for GNU the OS. If this has changed, I'd be interested in hearing about it. -- Dave Mack
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,5647d25af7afa4a1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-08-01 11:39:16 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!alembic!csu From: csu@alembic.acs.com (Dave Mack) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Sun moving to Sys V Message-ID: <1990Aug1.183916.17886@alembic.acs.com> Date: 1 Aug 90 18:39:16 GMT References: <BOB.90Jun7171345@volitans.MorningStar.Com> <9008010859.AA09719@wubios.wustl.edu> Distribution: gnu Organization: Alembic Computer Services, McLean VA Lines: 21 Posted: Wed Aug 1 19:39:16 1990