From: gthaker@atl.ge.com (Gautam H. Thaker) Subject: Re: BSD4.4 released and how it impacts on Linux Date: 30 Jun 1993 11:38:24
In article <kxb.741422918@cygnus.cis.ksu.edu.cis.ksu.edu> kxb@cis.ksu.edu (Karl Buck) writes:
[.. stuff deleted about demise of CSRG ..]
The major new facilities available in the 4.4BSD
release are a new virtual memory system, the addition of
ISO/OSI networking support, a new virtual filesystem inter-
face supporting filesystem stacking, a freely redistribut-
able implementation of NFS, a log-structured filesystem,
enhancement of the local filesystems to support files and
filesystems that are up to 2^63 bytes in size, enhanced
security and system management support, and the conversion
to and addition of the IEEE Std1003.1 (``POSIX'') facilities
and many of the IEEE Std1003.2 facilities.
[.. lengthy descriptions of legal hurdles and cost of getting 4.4 BSD
delete ..]
Karl Buck
kxb@cis.ksu.edu
Of these major changes listed for 4.4 BSD, which ones are not yet
available in Linux but are worth having for functionality, standards
compliance, perf. etc.? I just don't think 4.4 BSD with its licensing
restrictions will be as widely used as Linux.