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Date:      Wed, 29 Aug 2001 18:01:19 -0700
From:      Len Conrad <LConrad@Go2France.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: BSD Stand For
Message-ID:  <5.1.0.14.0.20010829180006.03325228@mail.Go2France.com>
In-Reply-To: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNIENDIBAA.dave@hawk-systems.com>
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>Berkley Software Design,  I am sure this has to be in the faq and a million
>other places

wrong, go read the faq and million other places.

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FROM: Greg Lehey
DATE: 04/27/1998 00:28:51
SUBJECT: RE: What does BSD stand for?
On Thu, 23 April 1998 at 21:21:59 +0200, Dag-Erling Coidan Smrgrav  wrote:
 > "Dr. Buchacher Anton" <<EMAIL: PROTECTED>> writes:
 >> My question is simple: What does BSD stand for?
 >> Thanks a lot.
 >
 > Depending on whom you ask, "Berkely Standard Distribution" or "Berkely
 > Software Distribution". The latter is canonical AFAIK.

This last went past just a couple of days ago.  "Berkeley Software
Distribution".  All else is just plain wrong.

Greg
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Len


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