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- % ~ftp/pub/OS/Linux/README
- % arl@hut.fi ed. (copyright arl edited parts by arl)
- % Created: Tue Jul 16 03:36:31 1991
- % Last modified: Fri Jan 24 06:55:28 1992
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- Linux -- The free Minix like Un*x clone is here.
-
- Linux is NOT a public domain software,
- Linux is free software copyright held by
- Linus Torvalds, Helsinki University, Finland.
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- This file is updated constantly.
- NOT to be published ... contains unreleased information.
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- For hackers only Linux version 0.12 code and sources
- available here.
-
- nic.funet.fi will also be site for Linux binaries,
-
- Directory structure:
-
- INSTALL contains everything you should
- have to get Linux up and running.
-
- bin binaries for /bin, /usr/bin and
- /usr/contrib/bin
- doc documents and man pages
- images boot and root images etc.
- kernel kernel and driver sources
- lib lib sources
- tools tools for hackers, not for common
- use
- xtra community contributed diffs and
- utilities.
- incoming you can FTP 'put' your stuff here,
- see next section for putting.
-
- Check file 'ls-laR', which contains "ls -laR" listing.
-
- Eh ... for people having question 'but my site doesn't
- have FTP' ...
-
- Just mail to 'mailserver@nic.funet.fi' and put
- command "help" to mail _body_ (body is the part
- where you write your messages/text and is not
- related to mail header, which contains lines
- like 'To: foobar').
-
- Mailserver is not official .. it's under testing,
- to it might work or not, but don't flame me about
- it ... I take only 'thanks' mails (nice to get them
- for work you didn't do ;-)
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- Other Linux FTP sites might be nearer you (and you get the
- sources and binaries FASTER, and save $$$s and net bandwidth):
-
- tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux
- tupac-amaru.informatic.rwth-aachen.de:/pub/msdos/replace
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- Putting Linux stuff to nic.funet.fi ...
-
- Please use directory /pub/OS/Linux/incoming
-
- Please use FTP command "binary" for binary i.e.
- stuff like *.tar, *.tar.Z, or runable binaries etc.
-
- Our FTP is _hacked_, so you or anybody won't
- see the stuff in there, until I enable it. I try
- to check directories constantly, but you might
- also want to throw me a mail ?-)
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- If you are willing to support Linux development,
- please "mail arl@hut.fi" .. and tell what goodies
- you are willing to do - I try to organize.
-
- Or you might use mailing list ...
-
- Or you might want to send mail directly to
- 'torvalds@cs.helsinki.fi'
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- Linux mailing list (is _MANUALLY_ kept) addresses:
-
- For subscribing and unsubscribing:
-
- linux-activists-request@niksula.hut.fi
-
- For mailing real articles:
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- linux-activists@niksula.hut.fi
-
- Please, do NOT send subscribe/unsubscribe mails to
- linus-activist@niksula.hut.fi, or I and other people
- will *flame* you, and you'll notice, how your mailbox
- filled up ;-). You even might get dozens of copies
- of netiquette from net users ...
-
- How to find out, who's on the list ?
-
- Just "telnet joker.cs.hut.fi 25" ('25' or 'smtp')
- tell our smtp, you want to "vrfy linux-activists-out", then
- you have the list of users. Say "quit" to quit.
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- current status can be asked with "finger torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi"
- here's sample entry:
-
- Free UNIX for the 386 - coming 4QR 91 or 1QR 92.
-
- Most system calls are now implemented (including mount/umount), and they
- are almost POSIX, so porting programs to it is relatively easy. The
- official version has still no floppy support, but that will be out next
- week (and there is a update already, though not official). It still
- needs minix to be installed (stand-alone boot-floppy coming this month).
-
- Linux can now be gotten by anonymous ftp from 'nic.funet.fi' in the
- directory '/pub/OS/Linux'. The same directory also contains some binary
- files to run under Linux. Currently gcc, bash, update, uemacs, tar,
- make and fileutils. Several people with minix have gotten a running
- system, but it's still a hackers kernel.
-
- There is also a mailing list set up 'Linux-activists@niksula.hut.fi'.
- To join, mail a request to 'Linux-activists-request@niksula.hut.fi'.
-
- Mail for more info.
-
- Linus (torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.FI)
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- At HUT (Helsinki University of Technology) I try to
- use students for programming work to make Linux better.
-
- So could you, if you are teacher. Linux might be
- even more suitable for teaching purposes than Minix.
-
- My experiencies with Minix are not promising, I got about
- 1/3 of given projects back i.e. 2/3 were unfinished.
- Projects were like 'create symlinks to Minix' or
- 'do a device driver for XX adapter'.
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- Some of the features I'd like to have (maybe I'll also
- code them):
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- o adding some features from my own OS.
- - STREAMS I/O, now only subset
- - Kernel development environment
- Should be like configuring
- BSD kernel.
-
- o Socket stuff from BSD.
- o BSD net stuff or Xkernel.
-
- o Mach. I try to check what's usable in Mach.
- I took keyboard stuff from Mach
- to my own OS, but floppy stuff
- was too complicated (spaghetti-code),
- so I coded it again.
- Maybe some parts of kernel is also usable.
-
- o Portability
- o Modularity
- Like device drivers should have
- multiple levels; high/medium for
- abstraction and low level for
- specific card/chip support.
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- More info from:
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- torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi
-
- arl
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