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% ~ftp/pub/OS/Linux/README
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% arl@hut.fi ed.
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% Created: Tue Jul 16 03:36:31 1991
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% Last modified: Wed Jan 15 02:15:51 1992
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Linux -- The free Minix like Un*x clone is here.
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This file is updated constantly.
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NOT to be published ... contains unreleased information.
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For hackers only Linux version 0.12 code and sources
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available here.
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nic.funet.fi will also be site for Linux binaries,
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Directory structure:
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INSTALL contains everything you should
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have to get Linux up and running.
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bin binaries for /bin, /usr/bin and
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/usr/contrib/bin
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doc documents and man pages
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images boot and root images etc.
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kernel kernel and driver sources
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lib lib sources
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tools tools for hackers, not for common
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use
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xtra community contributed diffs and
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utilities.
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incoming you can FTP 'put' your stuff here,
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see next section for putting.
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Check file 'ls-laR', which contains "ls -laR" listing.
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Eh ... for people having question 'but my site doesn't
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have FTP' ...
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Just mail to 'mailserver@nic.funet.fi' and put
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command "help" to mail _body_ (body is the part
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where you write your messages/text and is not
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related to mail header, which contains lines
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like 'To: foobar').
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Mailserver is not official .. it's under testing,
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to it might work or not, but don't flame me about
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it ... I take only 'thanks' mails (nice to get them
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for work you didn't do ;-)
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Putting Linux stuff to nic.funet.fi ...
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Please use directory /pub/OS/Linux/incoming
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Please use FTP command "binary" for binary i.e.
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stuff like *.tar, *.tar.Z, or runable binaries etc.
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Our FTP is _hacked_, so you or anybody won't
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see the stuff in there, until I enable it. I try
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to check directories constantly, but you might
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also want to throw me a mail ?-)
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If you are willing to support Linux development,
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please "mail arl@hut.fi" .. and tell what goodies
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you are willing to do - I try to organize.
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Or you might use mailing list ...
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Or you might want to send mail directly to
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'torvalds@cs.helsinki.fi'
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Linux mailing list (is _MANUALLY_ kept) addresses:
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For subscribing and unsubscribing:
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linux-activists-request@niksula.hut.fi
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For mailing real articles:
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linux-activists@niksula.hut.fi
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Please, do NOT send subscribe/unsubscribe mails to
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linus-activist@niksula.hut.fi, or I and other people
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will *flame* you, and you'll notice, how your mailbox
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filled up ;-). You even might get dozens of copies
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of netiquette from net users ...
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How to find out, who's on the list ?
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Just "telnet joker.cs.hut.fi 25" ('25' or 'smtp')
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tell our smtp, you want to "vrfy linux-activists", then
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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"
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here's sample entry:
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Free UNIX for the 386 - coming 4QR 91 or 1QR 92.
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Most system calls are now implemented (including mount/umount), and they
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are almost POSIX, so porting programs to it is relatively easy. The
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official version has still no floppy support, but that will be out next
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week (and there is a update already, though not official). It still
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needs minix to be installed (stand-alone boot-floppy coming this month).
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Linux can now be gotten by anonymous ftp from 'nic.funet.fi' in the
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directory '/pub/OS/Linux'. The same directory also contains some binary
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files to run under Linux. Currently gcc, bash, update, uemacs, tar,
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make and fileutils. Several people with minix have gotten a running
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system, but it's still a hackers kernel.
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There is also a mailing list set up 'Linux-activists@niksula.hut.fi'.
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To join, mail a request to 'Linux-activists-request@niksula.hut.fi'.
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Mail for more info.
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Linus (torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.FI)
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At HUT (Helsinki University of Technology) I try to
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use students for programming work to make Linux better.
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So could you, if you are teacher. Linux might be
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even more suitable for teaching purposes than Minix.
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My experiencies with Minix are not promising, I got about
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1/3 of given projects back i.e. 2/3 were unfinished.
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Projects were like 'create symlinks to Minix' or
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'do a device driver for XX adapter'.
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Some of the features I'd like to have (maybe I'll also
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code them):
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o adding some features from my own OS.
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- STREAMS I/O, now only subset
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- Kernel development environment
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Should be like configuring
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BSD kernel.
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o Socket stuff from BSD.
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o BSD net stuff or Xkernel.
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o Mach. I try to check what's usable in Mach.
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I took keyboard stuff from Mach
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to my own OS, but floppy stuff
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was too complicated (spaghetti-code),
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so I coded it again.
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Maybe some parts of kernel is also usable.
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o Portability
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o Modularity
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Like device drivers should have
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multiple levels; high/medium for
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abstraction and low level for
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specific card/chip support.
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More info from:
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torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi
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arl
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