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From: dantso@cris.com (Daniel Ts'o)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Old BSD Source Code
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 96 02:12:41 GMT
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In article <R.52129f$ogf@Venus.mcs.com>, bort@MCS.COM (Boris Katok) wrote:
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:Does anyone know of an ftp site where I can find old BSD source? I need 
:something from about 1989. Any info would be greatly appreciated!

	As far as I know, real Unix source code is still subject to 
non-disclosure licenses and not open to public perusal.
	What is it that you are interested in ? Won't looking at free "Unix" 
code do ? Like FreeBSD ? It is a bit closer to original BSD Unix than Linux.

		Cheers,
		Dan Ts'o
		dantso@cris.com