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Date:      Fri, 14 Aug 1998 22:45:39 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org>
To:        grog@lemis.com
Cc:        bright@www.hotjobs.com, poipoi@famipow.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: solaris smp management
Message-ID:  <199808150345.WAA03794@detlev.UUCP>
In-Reply-To: <19980815123748.E21662@lemis.com> (message from Greg Lehey on Sat, 15 Aug 1998 12:37:48 %2B0930)
References:  <19980814063439.175.qmail@hwi.poi.org> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980814122145.2111A-100000@bright.fx.genx.net> <19980815123748.E21662@lemis.com>

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>> it isn't an "algorithm" rather a total restructuring of the kernel.
>> freebsd wouldn't be "BSD" anymore if it adopted the same path as sun.
>> that's why there is no more "sunos" just solaris, sunos was a BSD
>> kernel, while solaris was a resturctured blend of BSD and SRV4.
> Well, not quite.  SunOS 1 to 4 were a BSD kernel, SunOS 5 is an SVR4
> kernel.  Solaris 1 includes SunOS4, and Solaris 2 includes SunOS 5.

I thought that the name "Solaris 1" was a retcon.

Best,
joelh

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