From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org 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_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_FONT_LOW_CONTRAST, HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_20,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=no 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 6479843b for ; Thu, 27 Sep 2018 22:19:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id B0CEDA1A99; Fri, 28 Sep 2018 08:19:25 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B576EA1A6D; Fri, 28 Sep 2018 08:19:12 +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=rjNqI8T3; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id CDB3DA1A6D; Fri, 28 Sep 2018 08:19:10 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ot1-f47.google.com (mail-ot1-f47.google.com [209.85.210.47]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 56FCBA1A6C for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2018 08:19:10 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ot1-f47.google.com with SMTP id h15-v6so4164118otj.5 for ; Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:19:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=VUfOl0m7krwt9Ej2IUQzba3QWsemK8DxiQmlYQkhMRM=; b=rjNqI8T3oznDFH7+mcBvmurn1OWXyK0AI4LgpwjaM/RCnFkoEjf5wOORpb+y+G6TAC MHfHe51eotlpYwtjdDqavou8WhvsMN1E6NHeGW7zeZtSFp9mBBPr3WOLHaeB3NNLtUK6 HqYG9oMMKQjXm6bGv6fNOTqlp7/2TWxy4z1ZrKtp4ndIfSMj8n4xJyUd1Jy3A1YCJsoV 4mS0B1vpqns4yba0u28xm4EfQV50khu7yif/n5T7N3F9ysY0vKfJfehldTYWfQVMafvO Re6GwarAb/6fQ84OmXaVwEe+jemUhStv67xcc0xC6kMeelIHkh5hQoxSqvisZ9xaM+gi 2Lgw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=VUfOl0m7krwt9Ej2IUQzba3QWsemK8DxiQmlYQkhMRM=; b=K+7NJm6tRgdPaXuwoL1s5h01Ml3lU1ODN2rDSSLjCP4ctNoqzvS8XQ3k+NmYwnR30n HZDo0BnoTAIqrLw1Be6ja1C0NW8QXinK7629TWsBQcO2xMk/WimXdjVhNTYMnZMIbAod PEocsSs2VjZ9hZOZoAy2GAfpOz675/DYZxezaY/EBnr7pX+BqU7RK75Qmq0ug29DK8zx l/csKsfvG4l1WoSsvjfV7kFJxcbXNVaaxlQYM+0vsKozVykZApih1Uhp/qp+dsNVXoqL u4lrRH3gTXPMLewPYvPoj0T1zhhk6dm3jZb676lbvimHlJqNwxQxjGatrvmVgtM105ls RtvQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ABuFfoiHvI0MYK/X3sdnAA/1gP5gplepvlPgXiBlsA90O3MQHvKr+IAT DOILOyGYnefA4+5UmoamIWRu4geIeNScu1OXDG0= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACcGV63NCc0sXlkcw1XcwjUzArW6tUtHLIgzNKZzfvts9eubg4XTkjHkqx5gROhIIYfy43lfctmEf+W5U6EkOrZ4DwM= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:6483:: with SMTP id g3-v6mr7879800otl.307.1538086749493; Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:19:09 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20180927120854.u8rei%ca6c@bitmessage.ch> <20180927204237.h3kQJ%ca6c@bitmessage.ch> In-Reply-To: From: Henry Bent Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 18:18:51 -0400 Message-ID: To: Clem Cole Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000005660850576e1ba8d" Subject: Re: [TUHS] The origin of /home X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000005660850576e1ba8d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 27 Sep 2018 at 18:06, Clem Cole wrote: > > BTW: A thing to remember is that symbolic links are not a wide spread whe= n > all of this was going on in the early 1980s, so they really did not have = a > lot to do with the /home idea. In the case of symbolic links, Dennis had > created them as part of V8, but 4.1BSD and System III (PWB 3.0) did not > have the idea yet. BSD 4.2 would later get them as part of FFS, but I > don=E2=80=99t remember if 4.1c did (the kernel source was not in Warren= =E2=80=99s browsable > archive so I could not check). > 4.1c did indeed have symlinks; the "4.1c.1" source on the CSRG CD set has the code for them. lib/libc/sys/symlink.c revision 4.1 is dated 82/12/04, so that's about the time they went in. -Henry > =E1=90=A7 > --0000000000005660850576e1ba8d Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Thu, 27 Sep 2018 at 18:06, Clem Cole <clemc@ccc.com> wrote:

BTW: A thing to remember i= s that symbolic links are not a wide spread when all of this was going on i= n the early 1980s, so they really did not have a lot to do with the /home i= dea.=C2=A0=C2=A0In the case of symbolic links, Dennis had created them as p= art of V8, but 4.1BSD and System III (PWB 3.0) did not have the idea yet.= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0BSD 4.2 would later get them as part of FFS, but I don=E2= =80=99t remember if 4.1c did (the kernel source was not in Warren=E2=80=99s= browsable archive so I could not check).=C2=A0=C2=A0


4.1c did indeed have symlinks; the=C2=A0 "4.1c.1" source on= the CSRG CD set has the code for them.=C2=A0 lib/libc/sys/symlink.c revisi= on 4.1 is dated 82/12/04, so that's about the time they went in.
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