Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:24:00 +0200 From: Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com> To: Jason <jhelfman@e-e.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Apparently broken link on the FreeBSD FAQ Message-ID: <4B3CFA50.8000006@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20091231185508.GF11559@eggman.experts-exchange.com> References: <49a0c9eb2e48f358d84af17d5e0bd61b@localhost> <4B3CE1BD.5010806@gmail.com> <20091231185508.GF11559@eggman.experts-exchange.com>
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On 31/12/2009 8:55 μ.μ., Jason wrote: > On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 07:39:09PM +0200, Manolis Kiagias thus spake: >> On 31/12/2009 3:51 ??.??., Brie :: unixsysadmin.org wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I was reviewing the FreeBSD FAQ and noticed that the link to 'The BSD >>> Family Tree' in question 1.6 is broken. >>> >>> >>> (There is a Joomla! install at: >>> http://dhogan.people.si.umich.edu/joomla/ >>> but no BSD Family Tree in sight.) >>> >>> There does appear to be a copy here: >>> >>> http://www.levenez.com/unix/unix_a4.pdf >>> >>> >>> However, I'm not sure if this is what was linked to at the site in >>> the FAQ. >>> >>> My apologies if this is the wrong list... >>> >>> >> >> First off, this is the right list and thanks for submitting this! >> It is the second time this linked article disappears - AFAIR there was a >> nice article explaining the BSD family and not just the diagram you >> found (which is quite good BTW). I haven't been able to locate it >> somewhere else so far - I'll change the link when I find it. >> >> Thanks! > > If I may, it seems a good link would be to the handbook, itself. > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bibliography-history.html > > > In this link you are pointed to /usr/share/misc/bsd-family-tree, and > in this > file is a link that goes to a unix history page that is: > UNIX history > URL: http://www.levenez.com/unix/ > > At the very top, you click on the image, and that leads you to the pdf > noted > earlier by the poster. > > -jgh Yes, but the original 'BSD Family Tree' mentioned in the FAQ is in fact an article, not a diagram. I found a txt version (seems the only one left) which I converted to a quick html, uploaded to freebsdworld.gr[1] and updated the link. It will appear in the FAQ in the next few hours. Thanks! [1] http://www.freebsdworld.gr/freebsd/bsd-family-tree.html
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