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This discussion focuses on Unix, its foundational concepts, and competing technologies. Unix was originally developed by Bell Labs, and its derivatives include *BSD, which emerged from a version created at the University of California, Berkeley. The Linux kernel, developed by Linus Torvalds, works in conjunction with the GNU tools to form the GNU/Linux operating system. Key resources include the official websites for FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and the Linux kernel.

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I'm currently doing a research paper on Unix. I dotn have any experience with it or other operating systems like it. I need to find information about the following :

1. detailed description of the underlying theory and operation of the technology

2. a summary of competing technologies

3. providing a detailed description of what it is and how it functions


any help on this is greatly appreiciated !

thanks
 
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You would probable get more help on www.talkroot.com[/URL] then this forum.

Unix was orignally developed by Bell Labs.

http://www.bell-labs.com/history/unix/

*BSD was derived from a verion of Unix developed by the University of California, Berkeley

[url]http://www.freebsd.org/[/url]
[url]http://www.openbsd.org/[/url]
[url]http://www.netbsd.org/[/url]

The Linux kernel was developed by Linus Torvald. GNU is the set of basic tools, which used in conjunction with the Linux kernel form the GNU/Linux Operating System.

[url]http://www.kernel.org/[/url]
[url]http://www.gnu.org/[/url]

You can download the source for *BSD and Linux.
 
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