From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 19116 invoked from network); 8 Mar 2021 02:24:26 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 8 Mar 2021 02:24:26 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 095DF9CAEA; Mon, 8 Mar 2021 12:24:26 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45F8C9CA8B; Mon, 8 Mar 2021 12:24:08 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="rNhArhXV"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 9874B9CA8B; Mon, 8 Mar 2021 12:24:07 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-pf1-f180.google.com (mail-pf1-f180.google.com [209.85.210.180]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2A26D9CA7A for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2021 12:24:07 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-pf1-f180.google.com with SMTP id a188so6217034pfb.4 for ; Sun, 07 Mar 2021 18:24:07 -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=5IU3M3MYHXHyGqb9jxNrc9acdJga/MAXZHbgbJRGg80=; b=rNhArhXV0STfc72F6whFoGTcrHEDIj6LQxItdsbMk8jhWG0RZiNliCmhxndbCzoCdE cwlC6FDmDmK8uTMh5WnBdp38pbHqtLgGObH+EXkg82e9E4Fm7zAMozmsGkGfMAWblUed Y7GNB7CEFYFR9qk1Z+WJPqkJCMlkeLG6O6lB0DSiieSrXzHsNYItpS08nv03yHBphtRi RLGnF655RRwpkJcshnZ4ta3LqCAztFWyopnEzkC/RWkuimXy0v0izDojM3b+11p8YpHw 4YYTb6rz8Fyon+NpqjNA3Yja5wHtMsPspwvnurlsugIH3BD82DljMVLVeiNLSWRA57+A y+nw== 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=5IU3M3MYHXHyGqb9jxNrc9acdJga/MAXZHbgbJRGg80=; b=LgNe4QwBSNhtlSq292FuFhnxz3qjGwH16boakVjIWJCZ+IMVMBOOx5mSJFx4BK6XSo 4UcCm/mv+t+Vigf1Q8DAVMHd3SsNe/IGcA5avYr5WQDtSDHWn7DQfl1nKQIgkzDYIKG4 MPFD7efPRzWulLxFhuDVrw31cIZf/oHlkJm+AGJLWmun/cAS3O2U2UXf1rvLpKEfHiiH x830oY2GdRWA1My33KhXyShAtMlC/yov+JNH/XErtbBo47TXK6ONVaXtD3bXt2o08Bcw p9Ef12Sy/Pni3jGGu6bhURMIZckG4JEAnZM59hNpy+nMhUQY3lISM2XR0NcKgrfEtQih wFsQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533uNVSUGVb+Og1MTH6IEowjdzg/7oUD8h8JEVILLLUFcVItKN/+ +/aipkztc4TC6uOCtKXMwi31mSxym23Axb7/kODnPQOnc0Y= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxdzBlbL2SeSwYo+hXg9RMGA8jrFUgNENsfE4cC9uoHGCdLqqRIeukPr+hk0DnG3NgGqnLUakMBs09onVl7LPo= X-Received: by 2002:a63:1813:: with SMTP id y19mr11271218pgl.317.1615170246436; Sun, 07 Mar 2021 18:24:06 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Adam Thornton Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2021 19:23:55 -0700 Message-ID: To: "wojciech@koszek.com" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000ca6bc105bcfd20e8" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Richard Stevens 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: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000ca6bc105bcfd20e8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" The Richard Stevens books were huge here. I did not know him well but emailed with him a few times in the year before he died. I never met him in person but he was very kind to a much younger and more ignorant me. On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 7:21 PM wojciech@koszek.com wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm Wojciech Adam Koszek and I'm a new member here. After a short stint > with Red Hat 6.0 and Slackware Linux around 2000-2001 (I think it was > Slackware 7.0 or 7.1) my journey with UNIX started with FreeBSD 4.5. I fell > in love with BSD and through Warner Losh, Robert Watson, and folks from a > Polish UNIX scene, I became hooked. I ended up working with FreeBSD for the > following 15 years or so. > > Anyway: the volume of the UNIX literature back then in Poland was scarce, > yet through a small bookstore and a friendly salesman I got myself a "UNIX > Network Programming Volume 1" at a huge discount, and read it back-to-back. > > Looking back, his books had a huge impact on my life (I had all his books, > and read everything line by line, with a slight exception of TCP/IP > illustrated vol 2, which I used as a reference), and while Stevens's > website sheds some light on what he did, I often wonder what is the story > behind how his books came to be. It doesn't help he appeared a very private > person--never have I seen a photo of him anywhere. > > What was the reception of his books in the US? > > Did you know him? Do you know any more details about what he did after > 1990? > > Thanks and take care, > > Wojciech Adam Koszek --000000000000ca6bc105bcfd20e8 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The Richard Stevens books were huge here.=C2=A0 I did not= know him well but emailed with him a few times in the year before he died.= =C2=A0 I never met him in person but he was very kind to a much younger and= more ignorant me.

On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 7:21 PM wojciech@koszek.com <wojciech@koszek.com> wrote:
Hell= o everyone,

I'm Wojciech Adam Koszek and I'm a new member here. After a short s= tint with Red Hat 6.0 and Slackware Linux around 2000-2001 (I think it was = Slackware 7.0 or 7.1) my journey with UNIX started with FreeBSD 4.5. I fell= in love with BSD and through Warner Losh, Robert Watson, and folks from a = Polish UNIX scene, I became hooked. I ended up working with FreeBSD for the= following 15 years or so.

Anyway: the volume of the UNIX literature back then in Poland was scarce, y= et through a small bookstore and a friendly salesman I got myself a "U= NIX Network Programming Volume 1" at a huge discount, and read it back= -to-back.

Looking back, his books had a huge impact on my life (I had all his books, = and read everything line by line, with a slight exception of TCP/IP illustr= ated vol 2, which I used as a reference), and while Stevens's website s= heds some light on what he did, I often wonder what is the story behind how= his books came to be. It doesn't help he appeared a very private perso= n--never have I seen a photo of him anywhere.

What was the reception of his books in the US?

Did you know him? Do you know any more details about what he did after 1990= ?

Thanks and take care,

Wojciech Adam Koszek
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