From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id b08b755d for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2019 06:27:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 0DF859C5E7; Thu, 5 Dec 2019 16:27:13 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB8D49BFF4; Thu, 5 Dec 2019 16:26:43 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="ZMXQ9MVW"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 6042B9BFF4; Thu, 5 Dec 2019 16:26:40 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-oi1-f178.google.com (mail-oi1-f178.google.com [209.85.167.178]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DE83894B55 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2019 16:26:39 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-oi1-f178.google.com with SMTP id k196so1755262oib.2 for ; Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:26:39 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=8DOX62T23UODr7nFmXBnOb024I5RsBGmcZhBwoh5vX8=; b=ZMXQ9MVWIOaipLXW12RbcsK83K86Bnstn9xXeTvRhp6pVMrVTnUHVhinbke7p+KI18 yYgpDi5bCMVQNQEM75nBVaaeWLjoVocafEppXMfBQm5H3qvO1bUbeG6zVRjY+T309yO4 mdLVSs3w6kR85/wPwFK5I7ZoIJI77iwR7+P0pDSgeUO2Lo2iycS+b/HBm8380AgxuN4b WYsHqNOmVKF59F2d2vSVN4eEJXIq9YUFbT46ApN7O3WoD0MCqHUhQhpdA3y4kfLqx1Eb 3wDPKXlOr81lfM2vq6Po0BsXxwzTD4D2abz01e+FIdQtb25au14QE+7bDSLJGObGeoQA nq5Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=8DOX62T23UODr7nFmXBnOb024I5RsBGmcZhBwoh5vX8=; b=ei/R6sotaic8j6JC5ytvjlB1WKyBeMlbLmoGCstTvluO9xsCQKwGgdpGg2eZn+NUg4 Pjw8clOC1/cCT/CiLIpzDbVx3PbyUVRnduoBLM+LQBf66SVc3bR8M3uvG8MZ4KGlAHCP nyeY/Co0S6t1DfLNihYTiJYq19fieesPd0m4gJhHeHKg11CuNJp42b2gAOZt/F5lR6fZ +/l0F0bx9Q2X89rERNDMgjgAj/2OUVGSuffTH7oU3S/vP49dyEZZ5shuIBs1Jp8r6Qvf d4WleZerUixSXKsM8efw1BwICLzn72D7zgOsWss+cQTCyn1fLP+dVMBDnYJSGd2Sx/CI DhAg== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAWa9E2N8ZZ/2bKxN4B5ozlsFEeS2sffJqkFVxLzBl1pJBLT52aq M+r7sBSZ2y0357F2RxlBrrKnfWeEYLniW/99IUgzow== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqwu6+snITqkjBJGM9duba9HBS0TgWD1wIFOl8hBWqf+HqfExCgAgoFeEkTD+nXLq4/xnKls5upvdhLo8iWvzxc= X-Received: by 2002:a54:440f:: with SMTP id k15mr2182402oiw.71.1575527198899; Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:26:38 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:a4a:91c8:0:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Wed, 4 Dec 2019 22:26:38 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20191205041653.GO32688@mcvoy.com> References: <20191205041653.GO32688@mcvoy.com> From: Wesley Parish Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2019 19:26:38 +1300 Message-ID: To: Larry McVoy Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: Re: [TUHS] In Memoriam: John Lions X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" I would second that. His Xinu book was one of the two that helped demystify operating systems for me. Wesley Parish On 12/5/19, Larry McVoy wrote: > He is a hero. His notes on early Unix made it understandable to me. > > Though I have to say that Doug Comer did an equally good job with his XINU > books. Do you guys know of Doug? XINU stands for Xinu is not Unix but > he wrote, by himself, an OS and documented it in his books. I give him > credit for my desire to have code be really simple and self explanatory. > > I'd kinda like to invite him to join us, what do you think? > > On Thu, Dec 05, 2019 at 10:58:42AM +1100, Dave Horsfall wrote: >> We lost Dr. John Lions on this day in 1998; he was one of my Comp Sci >> lecturers (yes, I helped him write The Book, and yes, you'll find my name >> in >> the back). >> >> -- Dave > > -- > --- > Larry McVoy lm at mcvoy.com > http://www.mcvoy.com/lm >