1 The UNIX system family tree: Research and BSD
2 ---------------------------------------------
14 Sixth Edition (V6) -----*
18 Seventh Edition (V7) |
22 \ 2BSD---------------*
30 4.1BSD --------------> 2.8BSD
32 4.1aBSD -----------\ |
36 *------ 4.1cBSD --------------> 2.9BSD
38 Eighth Edition | 2.9BSD-Seismo
40 +----<--- 4.2BSD 2.9.1BSD
42 +----<--- 4.3BSD -------------> 2.10BSD
44 Ninth Edition | / 2.10.1BSD
45 | 4.3BSD Tahoe-----+ |
55 *---------- 4.3BSD NET/2 -------------------+-------------*
57 386BSD 0.0 | | BSD/386 ALPHA
59 386BSD 0.1 ------------>+ | BSD/386 0.3.[13]
61 | 386BSD 1.0 | | BSD/386 0.9.[34]
64 | | 4.4BSD-Encumbered | |
65 | -NetBSD 0.8 | BSD/386 1.0
67 FreeBSD 1.0 <-----' *--NetBSD 0.9 | BSD/386 1.1
68 | | .----- 4.4BSD Lite |
69 FreeBSD 1.1 | / / | \ |
71 FreeBSD 1.1.5 .---|--------' | | \ |
73 FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 / | | | \ |
74 | / *--NetBSD 1.0 <-' | \ |
76 FreeBSD 2.0 <--' | | BSD/OS 2.0
78 FreeBSD 2.0.5 \ | BSD/OS 2.0.1
79 | .-----\------------- 4.4BSD Lite2 |
81 | | .-----|------Rhapsody | | | |
82 | | | | NetBSD 1.3 | | |
83 | | | | OpenBSD 2.3 | |
86 | | | | *--NetBSD 1.1 -. BSD/OS 2.1
87 | FreeBSD 2.1.5 | | | \ |
88 | | | | *--NetBSD 1.2 \ BSD/OS 3.0
89 | FreeBSD 2.1.6 | | | \ OpenBSD 2.0 |
91 | FreeBSD 2.1.6.1 | | | \ | |
93 | FreeBSD 2.1.7 | | | | | |
94 | | | | | NetBSD 1.2.1 | |
95 | FreeBSD 2.1.7.1 | | | | |
98 *-FreeBSD 2.2 | | | | |
100 | FreeBSD 2.2.1 | | | | |
102 | FreeBSD 2.2.2 | | | OpenBSD 2.1 |
104 | FreeBSD 2.2.5 | | | | |
105 | | | | | OpenBSD 2.2 |
106 | | | | *--NetBSD 1.3 | |
107 | FreeBSD 2.2.6 | | | | | |
108 | | | | | NetBSD 1.3.1 | BSD/OS 3.1
109 | | | | | | OpenBSD 2.3 |
110 | | | | | NetBSD 1.3.2 | |
111 | FreeBSD 2.2.7 | | | | | |
112 | | | | | | | BSD/OS 4.0
113 | FreeBSD 2.2.8 | | | | | |
115 | v | | | | OpenBSD 2.4 |
116 | FreeBSD 2.2.9 | | | | | |
118 FreeBSD 3.0 <--------* | | v | |
119 | | | NetBSD 1.3.3 | |
120 *---FreeBSD 3.1 | | | |
121 | | | | | BSD/OS 4.0.1
122 | FreeBSD 3.2----* | .--*--NetBSD 1.4 OpenBSD 2.5 |
126 | FreeBSD 3.3 | | | | NetBSD 1.4.1 | |
127 | | | | | | | OpenBSD 2.6 |
128 | FreeBSD 3.4 | | | | | | |
129 | | | | | | | | BSD/OS 4.1
130 FreeBSD 4.0 | | | | | NetBSD 1.4.2 | |
133 | FreeBSD 3.5 | | | | | OpenBSD 2.7 |
135 | FreeBSD 3.5.1 | | | | | | |
137 *---FreeBSD 4.1 | | | | | | |
139 | FreeBSD 4.1.1 | | / | | | |
141 | FreeBSD 4.2 Darwin/ | NetBSD 1.4.3 | |
142 | | Mac OS X | OpenBSD 2.8 BSD/OS 4.2
145 | | 10.0 *--NetBSD 1.5 | |
146 | FreeBSD 4.3 | | | | |
147 | | | | | OpenBSD 2.9 |
148 | | | | NetBSD 1.5.1 | |
150 | FreeBSD 4.4-. | | NetBSD 1.5.2 | |
151 | | | Mac OS X | | | |
152 | | | 10.1 | | OpenBSD 3.0 |
153 | FreeBSD 4.5 | | | | | |
154 | | \ | | | | BSD/OS 4.3
155 | FreeBSD 4.6 \ | | | OpenBSD 3.1 |
156 | | \ | | NetBSD 1.5.3 | |
157 | FreeBSD 4.6.2 Mac OS X | | |
159 | FreeBSD 4.7 | | | |
160 | | | *--NetBSD 1.6 OpenBSD 3.2 |
161 | FreeBSD 4.8 | | | | |
162 | | | | NetBSD 1.6.1 | |
163 | |--------. | | | OpenBSD 3.3 BSD/OS 5.0
165 | FreeBSD 4.9 | | | | OpenBSD 3.4 BSD/OS 5.1 ISE
167 | | | | | NetBSD 1.6.2 |
169 | | | | | | OpenBSD 3.5
171 | FreeBSD 4.10 | | | |
173 | FreeBSD 4.11 | | | |
175 | `-|------|-----------------|---------------------.
179 FreeBSD 5.1 | | | DragonFly 1.0
181 | ----- Mac OS X | | |
185 | FreeBSD 5.2.1 | | | |
187 *-------FreeBSD 5.3 | | | |
188 | | | | OpenBSD 3.6 |
189 | | | *--NetBSD 2.0 | |
190 | | | | | | | DragonFly 1.2.0
191 | | Mac OS X | | NetBSD 2.0.2 | |
193 | FreeBSD 5.4 | | | | | |
194 | | | | | | OpenBSD 3.7 |
195 | | | | | NetBSD 2.0.3 | |
197 *--FreeBSD | | | | v OpenBSD 3.8 |
200 | | | | | NetBSD 2.1 | |
202 | | | | *--NetBSD 3.0 | |
203 | | | | | | | | DragonFly 1.4.0
204 | | | | | | | OpenBSD 3.9 |
205 | FreeBSD | | | | | | |
207 | | FreeBSD 5.5 | | | | | |
208 | | | | | NetBSD 3.0.1 | DragonFly 1.6.0
210 | | | | | | OpenBSD 4.0 |
211 | | | | | NetBSD 3.0.2 | |
212 | | | | NetBSD 3.1 | |
213 | FreeBSD 6.2 | | | |
214 | | | | | DragonFly 1.8.0
215 | | | | OpenBSD 4.1 |
216 | | | | | DragonFly 1.10.0
219 | | | | OpenBSD 4.2 |
220 | | | *--NetBSD 4.0 | |
221 | FreeBSD 6.3 | | | | |
223 *--FreeBSD | | | | | DragonFly 1.12.0
225 | | | | | | OpenBSD 4.3 |
226 | | | | | NetBSD | DragonFly 2.0.0
227 | | FreeBSD | | 4.0.1 OpenBSD 4.4 |
230 | FreeBSD 7.1 | | | |
231 | | | | | DragonFly 2.2.0
232 | FreeBSD 7.2 | *--NetBSD OpenBSD 4.5 |
235 | | Mac OS X | | | \ | |
237 | | | | | | NetBSD | DragonFly 2.4.0
238 | | | | | | 5.0.1 OpenBSD 4.6 |
240 *--FreeBSD | | | | | | | |
241 | 8.0 | | | | | | | |
242 | | FreeBSD | | | | NetBSD | |
243 | | 7.3 | | | | 5.0.2 | DragonFly 2.6.0
244 | | | | | | | OpenBSD 4.7 |
245 | FreeBSD | | | | | | |
247 | | | | | | | | DragonFly 2.8.2
248 | | | | | | | OpenBSD 4.8 |
249 | | | | | | *--NetBSD | |
250 | FreeBSD FreeBSD | | | 5.1 | |
251 | 8.2 7.4 | | | | | DragonFly 2.10.1
252 | | | | | | OpenBSD 4.9 |
253 | `-----. Mac OS X | | | | |
255 | | | | | | OpenBSD 5.0 |
256 *--FreeBSD | | | | | | |
257 | 9.0 | | | | NetBSD | DragonFly 3.0.1
258 | | FreeBSD | | | 5.1.2 | |
260 | | | | | | NetBSD | |
261 | | | | | | 5.1.3 | |
263 | | | | | | NetBSD | |
264 | | | | | | 5.1.4 | |
265 | | | | | | OpenBSD 5.1 |
266 | | | Mac OS X | `--------. | |
268 | | | | *--NetBSD | | |
270 | | | | | | | | OpenBSD 5.2 DragonFly 3.2.1
271 | FreeBSD | | | | | NetBSD | |
272 | 9.1 | | | | | 5.2 | |
274 | | | | | | | NetBSD | |
275 | | | | | | | 5.2.1 | |
277 | | | | | | | NetBSD | |
278 | | | | | | | 5.2.2 | |
281 | | | | | | NetBSD | |
282 | | | | | | 6.0.1 | |
283 | | | | | | | OpenBSD 5.3 DragonFly 3.4.1
284 | | | | | | NetBSD | |
285 | | | | | | 6.0.2 | |
287 | | | | | | NetBSD | |
288 | | | | | | 6.0.3 | |
290 | | | | | | NetBSD | |
291 | | | | | | 6.0.4 | |
293 | | | | | | NetBSD | |
294 | | | | | | 6.0.5 | |
296 | | | | | | NetBSD | |
297 | | | | | | 6.0.6 | |
299 | | | | | *--NetBSD | |
301 | | FreeBSD | | | | |
302 | | 8.4 | | NetBSD | |
305 | FreeBSD | | NetBSD | |
308 | | 10.9 | | OpenBSD 5.4 |
309 | `-----. | | | | DragonFly 3.6.0
311 *--FreeBSD | | | NetBSD | |
312 | 10.0 | | | 6.1.3 | |
314 | | | | | | | DragonFly 3.6.1
317 | | | | | | | DragonFly 3.6.2
321 | | | | | | OpenBSD 5.5 |
323 | | | | | | | DragonFly 3.8.0
326 | | | | | | | DragonFly 3.8.1
329 | | | | | | | DragonFly 3.6.3
331 | | FreeBSD | | | | |
333 | | | | NetBSD | DragonFly 3.8.2
337 | | | | OpenBSD 5.6 |
339 | 10.1 | | | DragonFly 4.0.1
341 | | | | | DragonFly 4.0.2
343 | | | | | DragonFly 4.0.3
345 | | | | | DragonFly 4.0.4
347 | | | | | DragonFly 4.0.5
349 | | | | OpenBSD 5.7 |
350 | | | | | DragonFly 4.2.0
353 | | macOS *--NetBSD 7.0 | |
354 | | 10.11 | | | OpenBSD 5.8 |
355 | | | | | `--. | DragonFly 4.4.1
356 | FreeBSD | | | | OpenBSD 5.9 |
360 | `------. | | | | | DragonFly 4.6.0
363 *--FreeBSD | macOS | | | OpenBSD 6.0 |
364 | 11.0 | 10.12 | | NetBSD | |
365 | | | | | | 7.0.2 | |
367 | | | | | *--NetBSD | |
371 | | | macOS | | | | DragonFly 4.8.0
372 | | | 10.13 | | | OpenBSD 6.1 |
373 | FreeBSD | | | | | | DragonFly 5.0.0
374 | 11.1 FreeBSD | | | | | |
375 | | 10.4 | | | | OpenBSD 6.2 DragonFly 5.0.1
377 | `------. | | | NetBSD | DragonFly 5.0.2
381 | | | | | 7.1.2 `--. |
383 | | | | `-----. OpenBSD 6.3 |
384 | | | *--NetBSD | | DragonFly 5.2.0
386 | | | | | | | DragonFly 5.2.1
388 | | | | | | | DragonFly 5.2.2
389 | FreeBSD | | | *--NetBSD | |
392 | | 10.14 | | OpenBSD 6.4 |
394 | | | | | | DragonFly 5.4.0
395 *--FreeBSD | | | | | |
396 | 12.0 | | | | | DragonFly 5.4.1
397 | | | | | | OpenBSD 6.5 |
400 | | | | | 8.1 | DragonFly 5.6
402 | | | | | | DragonFly 5.6.1
403 | | FreeBSD macOS | | |
405 | FreeBSD | | OpenBSD 6.6 |
407 | | 10.15.1 | | DragonFly 5.6.2
411 | | | | DragonFly 5.8
413 | | | | DragonFly 5.6.3
415 FreeBSD 13 -current | NetBSD -current OpenBSD -current DragonFly -current
422 Time tolerance +/- 6 months, depending on which book/article you read; if it
423 was the announcement in Usenet or if it was available as tape.
425 [44B] McKusick, Marshall Kirk, Keith Bostic, Michael J Karels,
426 and John Quarterman. The Design and Implementation of
427 the 4.4BSD Operating System.
428 [APL] Apple website [https://www.apple.com/macosx/]
429 [BSDI] Berkeley Software Design, Inc.
430 [DFB] DragonFlyBSD Project, The.
431 [DOC] README, COPYRIGHT on tape.
432 [FBD] FreeBSD Project, The.
433 [KB] Keith Bostic. BSD2.10 available from Usenix. comp.unix.sources,
434 Volume 11, Info 4, April, 1987.
435 [KKK] Mike Karels, Kirk McKusick, and Keith Bostic. tahoe announcement.
436 comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes, June 15, 1988.
437 [KSJ] Michael J. Karels, Carl F. Smith, and William F. Jolitz.
438 Changes in the Kernel in 2.9BSD. Second Berkeley Software
439 Distribution UNIX Version 2.9, July, 1983.
440 [NBD] NetBSD Project, The.
441 [OBD] OpenBSD Project, The.
442 [QCU] Salus, Peter H. A quarter century of UNIX.
443 [SMS] Steven M. Schultz. 2.11BSD, UNIX for the PDP-11.
444 [TUHS] The Unix Historical Society. http://minnie.tuhs.org/Unix_History/.
445 [USE] Usenet announcement.
446 [WRS] Wind River Systems, Inc.
447 [dmr] Dennis Ritchie, via E-Mail
452 First Edition 1971-11-03 [QCU]
453 DEC PDP-11/20, Assembler
454 Second Edition 1972-06-12 [QCU]
455 10 UNIX installations
456 Third Edition 1973-02-xx [QCU]
457 Pipes, 16 installations
458 Fourth Edition 1973-11-xx [QCU]
459 rewriting in C effected,
460 above 30 installations
461 Fifth Edition 1974-06-xx [QCU]
462 above 50 installations
463 Sixth Edition 1975-05-xx [QCU]
465 Seventh Edition 1979-01-xx [QCU] 1979-01-10 [TUHS]
467 Eighth Edition 1985-02-xx [QCU]
468 VAX 11/750, VAX 11/780 [dmr]
469 descended from 4.1c BSD [dmr]
470 descended from 4.1 BSD [44B]
471 scooping-out and replacement of the character-device
472 and networking part by the streams mechanism
474 Ninth Edition 1986-09-xx [QCU]
475 Tenth Edition 1989-10-xx [QCU]
479 PDP-11, Pascal, ex(1)
480 30 free copies of 1BSD sent out
481 35 tapes sold for 50 USD [QCU]
482 2BSD mid 1978 [QCU] 1979-05-10 [TUHS]
483 75 2BSD tapes shipped
484 2.79BSD 1980-04-xx [TUHS]
485 2.8BSD 1981-07-xx [KSJ]
487 2.8.1BSD 1982-01-xx [QCU]
488 set of performance improvements
489 2.9BSD 1983-07-xx [KSJ]
490 2.9.1BSD 1983-11-xx [TUHS]
491 2.9BSD-Seismo 1985-08-xx [SMS]
492 2.10BSD 1987-04-xx [KKK]
493 2.10.1BSD 1989-01-xx [SMS]
494 2.11BSD 1992-02-xx [SMS]
495 2.11BSD rev #430 1999-12-13 [SMS]
497 32V 1978-1[01]-xx [QCU] 1979-03-26 [TUHS]
498 3BSD late 1979 [QCU] March 1980 [TUHS]
499 virtual memory, page replacement,
502 4.1BSD 1981-07-08 [DOC]
504 alpha release, 100 sites, networking [44B]
505 4.1bBSD internal release, fast filesystem [44B]
507 beta release, IPC [44B]
508 4.2BSD 1983-09-xx [QCU]
510 4.3BSD 1986-06-xx [QCU]
511 1986-04-05 [KB], [DOC]
512 4.3BSD Tahoe 1988-06-15 [QCU], [DOC]
513 4.3BSD NET/1 1988-11-xx [QCU]
515 4.3BSD Reno 1990-06-29 [QCU], [DOC]
516 4.3BSD NET/2 1991-06-28 [QCU], [DOC]
518 BSD/386 ALPHA 1991-12-xx [BSDI]
519 first code released to people outside BSDI
520 386BSD 0.0 1992-02-xx [DOC]
521 BSD/386 0.3.1 1992-04-xx [BSDI] first ext. beta; B customers
522 BSD/386 0.3.3 1992-06-xx [BSDI] first CDROM version
523 386BSD 0.1 1992-07-28 [DOC]
524 4.4BSD Alpha 1992-07-07
525 BSD/386 0.9.3 1992-10-xx [BSDI]
526 first external gamma; G customers
527 BSD/386 0.9.4 1992-12-xx [BSDI]
528 would have been 1.0 except for request
529 for preliminary injunction
530 BSD/386 1.0 1993-03-xx [BSDI]
531 injunction denied; first official release
532 NetBSD 0.8 1993-04-20 [NBD]
533 4.4BSD 1993-06-01 [USE]
534 NetBSD 0.9 1993-08-23 [NBD]
535 FreeBSD 1.0 1993-11-01 [FBD]
536 FreeBSD 1.0.2 1993-11-14 [FBD]
537 supersedes 1.0 13 days after release.
538 BSD/386 1.1 1994-02-xx [BSDI]
539 4.4BSD Lite 1994-03-01 [USE]
540 FreeBSD 1.1 1994-05-07 [FBD]
541 FreeBSD 1.1.5 1994-06-30 [FBD]
542 FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 1994-07-05 [FBD]
543 supersedes 1.1.5 5 days after release.
544 NetBSD 1.0 1994-10-26 [NBD]
545 386BSD 1.0 1994-11-12 [USE]
546 FreeBSD 2.0 1994-11-23 [FBD]
547 BSD/OS 2.0 1995-01-xx [BSDI] 4.4 lite based
548 FreeBSD 2.0.5 1995-06-10 [FBD]
549 BSD/OS 2.0.1 1995-06-xx [BSDI]
550 4.4BSD Lite Release 2 1995-06-xx [44B]
551 the true final distribution from the CSRG
552 FreeBSD 2.1.0 1995-11-19 [FBD]
553 NetBSD 1.1 1995-11-26 [NBD]
554 BSD/OS 2.1 1996-01-xx [BSDI]
555 FreeBSD 2.1.5 1996-07-14 [FBD]
556 NetBSD 1.2 1996-10-04 [NBD]
557 OpenBSD 2.0 1996-10-18 [OBD]
558 FreeBSD 2.1.6 1996-11-16 [FBD]
559 FreeBSD 2.1.6.1 1996-11-25 [FBD] (sendmail security release)
561 FreeBSD 2.1.7 1997-02-20 [FBD]
562 BSD/OS 3.0 1997-02-xx [BSDI] 4.4 lite2 based
563 FreeBSD 2.2.0 1997-03-16 [FBD]
564 FreeBSD 2.2.1 1997-03-25 [FBD]
565 FreeBSD 2.2.2 1997-05-16 [FBD]
566 NetBSD 1.2.1 1997-05-20 [NBD] (patch release)
567 OpenBSD 2.1 1997-06-01 [OBD]
568 FreeBSD 2.2.5 1997-10-22 [FBD]
569 OpenBSD 2.2 1997-12-01 [OBD]
570 NetBSD 1.3 1998-01-04 [NBD]
571 FreeBSD 2.2.6 1998-03-25 [FBD]
572 NetBSD 1.3.1 1998-03-09 [NBD] (patch release)
573 BSD/OS 3.1 1998-03-xx [BSDI]
574 OpenBSD 2.3 1998-05-19 [OBD]
575 NetBSD 1.3.2 1998-05-29 [NBD] (patch release)
576 FreeBSD 2.2.7 1998-07-22 [FBD]
577 BSD/OS 4.0 1998-08-xx [BSDI]
578 2-lock MP support, ELF executables
579 FreeBSD 3.0 1998-10-16 [FBD]
580 FreeBSD-3.0 is a snapshot from -current,
581 while 3.1 and 3.2 are from 3.x-stable which
582 was branched quite some time after 3.0-release
583 FreeBSD 2.2.8 1998-11-29 [FBD]
584 OpenBSD 2.4 1998-12-01 [OBD]
585 NetBSD 1.3.3 1998-12-23 [NBD] (patch release)
586 FreeBSD 3.1 1999-02-15 [FBD]
587 BSD/OS 4.0.1 1999-03-xx [BSDI]
588 NetBSD 1.4 1999-05-12 [NBD]
589 FreeBSD 3.2 1999-05-17 [FBD]
590 OpenBSD 2.5 1999-05-19 [OBD]
591 NetBSD 1.4.1 1999-08-26 [NBD] (patch release)
592 FreeBSD 3.3 1999-09-17 [FBD]
593 OpenBSD 2.6 1999-12-01 [OBD]
594 FreeBSD 3.4 1999-12-20 [FBD]
595 BSD/OS 4.1 1999-12-xx [BSDI]
596 FreeBSD 4.0 2000-03-13 [FBD]
597 NetBSD 1.4.2 2000-03-19 [NBD] (patch release)
598 OpenBSD 2.7 2000-06-15 [OBD]
599 FreeBSD 3.5 2000-06-24 [FBD]
600 FreeBSD 4.1 2000-07-27 [FBD]
601 FreeBSD 3.5.1 2000-07-28 [FBD]
602 FreeBSD 4.1.1 2000-09-25 [FBD] (a network-only patch release)
603 FreeBSD 4.2 2000-11-21 [FBD]
604 NetBSD 1.4.3 2000-11-25 [NBD] (patch release)
605 BSD/OS 4.2 2000-11-29 [BSDI]
606 OpenBSD 2.8 2000-12-01 [OBD]
607 NetBSD 1.5 2000-12-06 [NBD]
608 Mac OS X 10.0 2001-03-24 [APL]
609 FreeBSD 4.3 2001-04-20 [FBD]
610 OpenBSD 2.9 2001-06-01 [OBD]
611 NetBSD 1.5.1 2001-07-11 [NBD] (patch release)
612 NetBSD 1.5.2 2001-09-13 [NBD] (patch release)
613 FreeBSD 4.4 2001-09-18 [FBD]
614 Mac OS X 10.1 2001-09-29 [APL]
615 OpenBSD 3.0 2001-12-01 [OBD]
616 FreeBSD 4.5 2002-01-29 [FBD]
617 BSD/OS 4.3 2002-03-14 [WRS]
618 OpenBSD 3.1 2002-05-19 [OBD]
619 FreeBSD 4.6 2002-06-15 [FBD]
620 NetBSD 1.5.3 2002-07-22 [NBD] (patch release)
621 FreeBSD 4.6.2 2002-08-15 [FBD] (patch release)
622 Mac OS X 10.2 2002-08-23 [APL]
623 NetBSD 1.6 2002-09-14 [NBD]
624 FreeBSD 4.7 2002-10-08 [FBD]
625 OpenBSD 3.2 2002-11-01 [OBD]
626 FreeBSD 5.0 2003-01-17 [FBD]
627 FreeBSD 5.0 is a separate branch off of
628 -current, similar to 3.0.
629 FreeBSD 4.8 2003-04-03 [FBD]
630 NetBSD 1.6.1 2003-04-21 [NBD] (patch release)
631 OpenBSD 3.3 2003-05-01 [OBD]
632 BSD/OS 5.0 2003-05-?? [WRS]
633 FreeBSD 5.1 2003-06-09 [FBD]
634 Mac OS X 10.3 2003-10-24 [APL]
635 FreeBSD 4.9 2003-10-28 [FBD]
636 BSD/OS 5.1 ISE 2003-10-?? [WRS] (final version)
637 OpenBSD 3.4 2003-11-01 [OBD]
638 FreeBSD 5.2 2004-01-12 [FBD]
639 FreeBSD 5.2.1 2004-02-22 [FBD] (patch release)
640 NetBSD 1.6.2 2004-03-01 [NBD] (patch release)
641 OpenBSD 3.5 2004-04-01 [OBD]
642 FreeBSD 4.10 2004-05-27 [FBD]
643 DragonFly 1.0 2004-07-12 [DFB]
644 OpenBSD 3.6 2004-10-29 [OBD]
645 FreeBSD 5.3 2004-11-06 [FBD]
646 NetBSD 2.0 2004-12-09 [NBD]
647 FreeBSD 4.11 2005-01-25 [FBD]
648 DragonFly 1.2.0 2005-04-08 [DFB]
649 NetBSD 2.0.2 2005-04-14 [NBD] (security/critical release)
650 Mac OS X 10.4 2005-04-29 [APL]
651 FreeBSD 5.4 2005-05-09 [FBD]
652 OpenBSD 3.7 2005-05-19 [OBD]
653 NetBSD 2.0.3 2005-10-31 [NBD] (security/critical release)
654 OpenBSD 3.8 2005-11-01 [OBD]
655 FreeBSD 6.0 2005-11-01 [FBD]
656 NetBSD 2.1 2005-11-02 [NBD]
657 NetBSD 3.0 2005-12-23 [NBD]
658 DragonFly 1.4.0 2006-01-08 [DFB]
659 FreeBSD 2.2.9 2006-04-01 [FBD]
660 OpenBSD 3.9 2006-05-01 [OBD]
661 FreeBSD 6.1 2006-05-08 [FBD]
662 FreeBSD 5.5 2006-05-25 [FBD]
663 NetBSD 3.0.1 2006-07-24 [NBD] (security/critical release)
664 DragonFly 1.6.0 2006-07-24 [DFB]
665 OpenBSD 4.0 2006-11-01 [OBD]
666 NetBSD 3.0.2 2006-11-04 [NBD] (security/critical release)
667 NetBSD 3.1 2006-11-04 [NBD]
668 FreeBSD 6.2 2007-01-15 [FBD]
669 DragonFly 1.8.0 2007-01-30 [DFB]
670 OpenBSD 4.1 2007-05-01 [OBD]
671 DragonFly 1.10.0 2007-08-06 [DFB]
672 Mac OS X 10.5 2007-10-26 [APL]
673 OpenBSD 4.2 2007-11-01 [OBD]
674 NetBSD 4.0 2007-12-19 [NBD]
675 FreeBSD 6.3 2008-01-18 [FBD]
676 DragonFly 1.12.0 2008-02-26 [DFB]
677 FreeBSD 7.0 2008-02-27 [FBD]
678 OpenBSD 4.3 2008-05-01 [OBD]
679 DragonFly 2.0.0 2008-07-21 [DFB]
680 OpenBSD 4.4 2008-11-01 [OBD]
681 FreeBSD 6.4 2008-11-28 [FBD]
682 FreeBSD 7.1 2009-01-04 [FBD]
683 DragonFly 2.2.0 2009-02-17 [DFB]
684 NetBSD 5.0 2009-04-29 [NBD]
685 OpenBSD 4.5 2009-05-01 [OBD]
686 FreeBSD 7.2 2009-05-04 [FBD]
687 Mac OS X 10.6 2009-06-08 [APL]
688 NetBSD 5.0.1 2009-08-02 [NBD] (security/critical release)
689 DragonFly 2.4.0 2009-09-16 [DFB]
690 OpenBSD 4.6 2009-10-18 [OBD]
691 FreeBSD 8.0 2009-11-26 [FBD]
692 NetBSD 5.0.2 2010-02-12 [NBD] (security/critical release)
693 FreeBSD 7.3 2010-03-23 [FBD]
694 DragonFly 2.6.0 2010-03-28 [DFB]
695 OpenBSD 4.7 2010-05-19 [OBD]
696 FreeBSD 8.1 2010-07-24 [FBD]
697 DragonFly 2.8.2 2010-10-30 [DFB]
698 OpenBSD 4.8 2010-11-01 [OBD]
699 NetBSD 5.1 2010-11-19 [NBD]
700 FreeBSD 7.4 2011-02-24 [FBD]
701 FreeBSD 8.2 2011-02-24 [FBD]
702 DragonFly 2.10.1 2011-04-26 [DFB]
703 OpenBSD 4.9 2011-05-01 [OBD]
704 Mac OS X 10.7 2011-07-20 [APL]
705 OpenBSD 5.0 2011-11-01 [OBD]
706 FreeBSD 9.0 2012-01-12 [FBD]
707 NetBSD 5.1.2 2012-02-02 [NBD] (security/critical release)
708 DragonFly 3.0.1 2012-02-21 [DFB]
709 FreeBSD 8.3 2012-04-18 [FBD]
710 OpenBSD 5.1 2012-05-01 [OBD]
711 Mac OS X 10.8 2012-07-25 [APL]
712 NetBSD 6.0 2012-10-17 [NBD]
713 OpenBSD 5.2 2012-11-01 [OBD]
714 DragonFly 3.2.1 2012-11-02 [DFB]
715 NetBSD 5.2 2012-12-03 [NBD]
716 NetBSD 6.0.1 2012-12-26 [NBD] (security/critical release)
717 FreeBSD 9.1 2012-12-30 [FBD]
718 DragonFly 3.4.1 2013-04-29 [DFB]
719 OpenBSD 5.3 2013-05-01 [OBD]
720 NetBSD 6.0.2 2013-05-18 [NBD] (security/critical release)
721 NetBSD 6.1 2013-05-18 [NBD]
722 FreeBSD 8.4 2013-06-07 [FBD]
723 NetBSD 6.1.1 2013-08-22 [NBD]
724 NetBSD 5.1.3 2013-09-29 [NBD]
725 NetBSD 5.2.1 2013-09-29 [NBD]
726 FreeBSD 9.2 2013-09-30 [FBD]
727 NetBSD 6.0.3 2013-09-30 [NBD]
728 NetBSD 6.1.2 2013-09-30 [NBD]
729 Mac OS X 10.9 2013-10-22 [APL]
730 OpenBSD 5.4 2013-11-01 [OBD]
731 DragonFly 3.6.0 2013-11-25 [DFB]
732 FreeBSD 10.0 2014-01-20 [FBD]
733 NetBSD 5.1.4 2014-01-25 [NBD]
734 NetBSD 5.2.2 2014-01-25 [NBD]
735 NetBSD 6.0.4 2014-01-25 [NBD]
736 NetBSD 6.1.3 2014-01-25 [NBD]
737 DragonFly 3.6.1 2014-02-22 [DFB]
738 DragonFly 3.6.2 2014-04-10 [DFB]
739 NetBSD 6.0.5 2014-04-12 [NBD]
740 NetBSD 6.1.4 2014-04-12 [NBD]
741 OpenBSD 5.5 2014-05-01 [OBD]
742 DragonFly 3.8.0 2014-06-04 [DFB]
743 DragonFly 3.8.1 2014-06-16 [DFB]
744 DragonFly 3.6.3 2014-06-17 [DFB]
745 FreeBSD 9.3 2014-07-05 [FBD]
746 DragonFly 3.8.2 2014-08-08 [DFB]
747 NetBSD 6.0.6 2014-09-22 [NBD]
748 NetBSD 6.1.5 2014-09-22 [NBD]
749 Mac OS X 10.10 2014-10-16 [APL]
750 OpenBSD 5.6 2014-11-01 [OBD]
751 FreeBSD 10.1 2014-11-14 [FBD]
752 DragonFly 4.0.1 2014-11-25 [DFB]
753 DragonFly 4.0.2 2015-01-07 [DFB]
754 DragonFly 4.0.3 2015-01-21 [DFB]
755 DragonFly 4.0.4 2015-03-09 [DFB]
756 DragonFly 4.0.5 2015-03-23 [DFB]
757 OpenBSD 5.7 2015-05-01 [OBD]
758 DragonFly 4.2.0 2015-06-29 [DFB]
759 FreeBSD 10.2 2015-08-13 [FBD]
760 NetBSD 7.0 2015-09-25 [NBD]
761 OS X 10.11 2015-09-30 [APL]
762 OpenBSD 5.8 2015-10-18 [OBD]
763 DragonFly 4.4.1 2015-12-07 [DFB]
764 OpenBSD 5.9 2016-03-29 [OBD]
765 FreeBSD 10.3 2016-04-04 [FBD]
766 NetBSD 7.0.1 2016-05-22 [NBD]
767 DragonFly 4.6.0 2016-08-02 [DFB]
768 OpenBSD 6.0 2016-09-01 [OBD]
769 macOS 10.12 2016-09-20 [APL]
770 FreeBSD 11.0 2016-10-10 [FBD]
771 NetBSD 7.0.2 2016-10-21 [NBD]
772 NetBSD 7.1 2017-03-11 [NBD]
773 DragonFly 4.8.0 2017-03-27 [DFB]
774 OpenBSD 6.1 2017-04-11 [OBD]
775 FreeBSD 11.1 2017-07-26 [FBD]
776 macOS 10.13 2017-09-25 [APL]
777 FreeBSD 10.4 2017-10-03 [FBD]
778 OpenBSD 6.2 2017-10-09 [OBD]
779 DragonFly 5.0.0 2017-10-16 [DFB]
780 DragonFly 5.0.1 2017-11-06 [DFB]
781 DragonFly 5.0.2 2017-12-04 [DFB]
782 NetBSD 7.1.1 2017-12-22 [NBD]
783 NetBSD 7.1.2 2018-03-15 [NBD]
784 OpenBSD 6.3 2018-04-02 [OBD]
785 DragonFly 5.2.0 2018-04-10 [DFB]
786 DragonFly 5.2.1 2018-05-20 [DFB]
787 DragonFly 5.2.2 2018-06-18 [DFB]
788 FreeBSD 11.2 2018-06-27 [FBD]
789 NetBSD 8.0 2018-07-17 [NBD]
790 NetBSD 7.2 2018-08-29 [NBD]
791 macOS 10.14 2018-09-24 [APL]
792 OpenBSD 6.4 2018-10-18 [OBD]
793 DragonFly 5.4.0 2018-12-03 [DFB]
794 FreeBSD 12.0 2018-12-11 [FBD]
795 DragonFly 5.4.1 2018-12-24 [DFB]
796 OpenBSD 6.5 2019-05-01 [OBD]
797 NetBSD 8.1 2019-06-04 [NBD]
798 DragonFly 5.6 2019-06-17 [DFB]
799 DragonFly 5.6.1 2019-06-19 [DFB]
800 FreeBSD 11.3 2019-07-09 [FBD]
801 DragonFly 5.6.2 2019-08-11 [DFB]
802 OpenBSD 6.6 2019-10-17 [OBD]
803 macOS 10.15 2019-10-07 [APL]
804 macOS 10.15.1 2019-10-29 [APL] (security/critical release)
805 FreeBSD 12.1 2019-11-04 [FBD]
806 NetBSD 9.0 2020-02-14 [NBD]
807 DragonFly 5.8 2020-03-03 [DFB]
808 DragonFly 5.6.3 2020-03-11 [DFB]
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813 Leffler, Samuel J., Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J Karels and John
814 Quarterman. The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating
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817 Salus, Peter H. A quarter century of UNIX. Addison-Wesley Publishing
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820 McKusick, Marshall Kirk, Keith Bostic, Michael J Karels, and John
821 Quarterman. The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating
822 System. Reading, Mass. Addison-Wesley, 1996. ISBN 0-201-54979-4
824 McKusick, Marshall Kirk, George Neville-Neil. The Design and
825 Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System.
826 Addison-Wesley Professional, Published: Aug 2, 2004. ISBN 0-201-70245-2
828 McKusick, Marshall Kirk, George Neville-Neil, Robert Watson. The
829 Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System, 2nd Edition.
830 Pearson Education, Inc., 2014. ISBN 0-321-96897-2
832 Doug McIlroy. Research Unix Reader.
834 Michael G. Brown. The Role of BSD in the Development of Unix.
835 Presented to the Tasmanian Unix Special Interest Group of the
836 Australian Computer Society, Hobart, August 1993.
838 Peter H. Salus. Unix at 25. Byte Magazine, October 1994.
839 URL: http://www.byte.com/art/9410/sec8/art3.htm
841 Andreas Klemm, Lars Köller. If you're going to San Francisco ...
842 Die freien BSD-Varianten von Unix. c't April 1997, page 368ff.
844 BSD Release Announcements collection.
845 URL: https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/
847 BSD Hypertext Man Pages
848 URL: https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi
850 UNIX history graphing project
851 URL: http://minnie.tuhs.org/Unix_History/index.html
854 URL: http://www.levenez.com/unix/
856 James Howard: The BSD Family Tree
857 URL: http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200104/bsd_family.html
858 ("what are the differences between FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD?")
864 Josh Gilliam for suggestions, bug fixes, and finding very old
865 original BSD announcements from Usenet or tapes.
867 Steven M. Schultz for providing 2.8BSD, 2.10BSD, 2.11BSD manual pages.
870 Copyright (c) 1997-2012 Wolfram Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.ORG>
871 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/misc/bsd-family-tree