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 b09ec337 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2019 14:17:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 6FA839C5F2; Fri, 6 Dec 2019 00:17:19 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F04EB9BFF4; Fri, 6 Dec 2019 00:16:50 +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="nA5n4rAi"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 2C27B9BFF4; Fri, 6 Dec 2019 00:16:48 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-oi1-f179.google.com (mail-oi1-f179.google.com [209.85.167.179]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0634494B69 for ; Fri, 6 Dec 2019 00:16:47 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-oi1-f179.google.com with SMTP id 6so2840129oix.7 for ; Thu, 05 Dec 2019 06:16:46 -0800 (PST) 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=Y24Wi8n1bY1UvhEuPDtIV+3afumZsiM5pOCHwcI8ASE=; b=nA5n4rAiqqOtOnrzyPBm5qu+fpOVIkyD1mUk5MSMEwdXxGqSH+DAgyUz75bYSDg88T 88frgtHwz4yRqymLcdeFdIywr9fmHBPh2u6j+pW2YeU8xutyVkkgD52L+q4LboJWCyUC m6eNIvvumvfE/i5UKb9HVsGOc1pQWTvr2O113mXeQeex7SMaq0c4KPANJCEsAGGGP+Ku K00SKsgN9k6+EJ3tfjOW2eBGdR86ZZpyGWioeBnJA3xdc71YmXQuf/jnKGjYRnNeZ/fV Xt+Sa+hJmabt/kK9Cn/5tHR17iZ1D19gi/BL2iLyevmgRM8xD4cdZOa3ply+f8mlFoQy jQOg== 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=Y24Wi8n1bY1UvhEuPDtIV+3afumZsiM5pOCHwcI8ASE=; b=U1FuZ+pV/mBtTaCimGM9nXSGqgdsQca7sxhZza4pPLTHJfajRpTfd5D94n+PBdgJXP uUGST+JoPoUpwyakLgDyqLMT/epYmkR2vsCXENANmPlNLOxk6aIWu5eNUh950t5XY2Yu vcKK8T6gsjVRZWT/KTuD9LeHDPILpczjjO8jO9ypTkbFJtSMXkOK4FQ8tVnGY29/Uu+e YgzAbJIVoAHRX8RIypgcCW7t5Sv5c70KHE0vCsiRXP7THRWEVQheVhCoxO4JxhoHjNRB xzfFQHKCd0rmHZDFoIybiJmqFht/utYZTEf5FuMyJfJLnNKAqDCUXWsdA2OpQHbB3BnB I9hA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAV1lXTt6XRp2FvDhY3owxKgaJsaWEhX1DRiXdv0hH0qMTRIYjgv GBRYvmO8SkecfJhXfeXQu1jUmyveLblrSJL7bYRYzg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqzyiJQUiqo18ceDlpAUGaHZr0LbgNJ5/0F+ylZNEWnK6MnSi0h1pSdqsu+gj0rWUUXyr0OC6SBNxL94Fe5rY2Q= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6808:f:: with SMTP id u15mr7076388oic.164.1575555406141; Thu, 05 Dec 2019 06:16:46 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20191205041653.GO32688@mcvoy.com> In-Reply-To: <20191205041653.GO32688@mcvoy.com> From: "A. P. Garcia" Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2019 09:16:25 -0500 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" On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 11:17 PM 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. > > A group at Marquette University ported Xinu to run on Linksys/Cisco home routers. One of the later editions covers it. Pretty sweet.