A Narrative History of BSD, Dr. Kirk McKusick

Why it was recommended

but the whole thing is excellent.

Strong recommendationchubot · Original2013-10

What it covers

Kirk McKusick gives a narrative history of BSD from its start at UC Berkeley in the late 1970s through the 1980s releases and the lawsuit that led to 4.4BSD-Lite in 1992. It. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

bsdconferences

Length

53 min 55 sec

Year

2009

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