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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: threads and FreeBSD?
To: altitude@petrified.cic.net (Alex Tang)
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:00:37 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199604141554.LAA24678@petrified.cic.net> from "Alex Tang" at Apr 14, 96 11:54:13 am
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> I've got a bunch of general thread questions...
> 
> Is FreeBSD a multithreaded OS?

No.

> Does it support a threads package?

Yes.  A version of MIT pthreads.

> If so, does it support POSIX Threads or UI Threads?

POSIX (Isn't UNIX INternational defunct?).

> Which version of POSIX Threads (i.e. P1003.1c, etc)?  

The unratified standard (of course, there is no ratified one).
1003.1c, as supported by MIT pthreads.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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