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From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
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Subject: Re: What does BSD stand for?
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On Thu, 23 April 1998 at 21:21:59 +0200, Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav  wrote:
> "Dr. Buchacher Anton" <buchacher.ischl@EUnet.at> 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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