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 | | | v | |
396 | 12.0 | | | | DragonFly 5.4.1
397 | | | | | OpenBSD 6.5 |
400 | | | | 8.1 | DragonFly 5.6
402 | | | | | DragonFly 5.6.1
403 | FreeBSD | | OpenBSD 6.6 |
408 FreeBSD 13 -current | NetBSD -current OpenBSD -current DragonFly -current
415 Time tolerance +/- 6 months, depending on which book/article you read; if it
416 was the announcement in Usenet or if it was available as tape.
418 [44B] McKusick, Marshall Kirk, Keith Bostic, Michael J Karels,
419 and John Quarterman. The Design and Implementation of
420 the 4.4BSD Operating System.
421 [APL] Apple website [https://www.apple.com/macosx/]
422 [BSDI] Berkeley Software Design, Inc.
423 [DFB] DragonFlyBSD Project, The.
424 [DOC] README, COPYRIGHT on tape.
425 [FBD] FreeBSD Project, The.
426 [KB] Keith Bostic. BSD2.10 available from Usenix. comp.unix.sources,
427 Volume 11, Info 4, April, 1987.
428 [KKK] Mike Karels, Kirk McKusick, and Keith Bostic. tahoe announcement.
429 comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes, June 15, 1988.
430 [KSJ] Michael J. Karels, Carl F. Smith, and William F. Jolitz.
431 Changes in the Kernel in 2.9BSD. Second Berkeley Software
432 Distribution UNIX Version 2.9, July, 1983.
433 [NBD] NetBSD Project, The.
434 [OBD] OpenBSD Project, The.
435 [QCU] Salus, Peter H. A quarter century of UNIX.
436 [SMS] Steven M. Schultz. 2.11BSD, UNIX for the PDP-11.
437 [TUHS] The Unix Historical Society. http://minnie.tuhs.org/Unix_History/.
438 [USE] Usenet announcement.
439 [WRS] Wind River Systems, Inc.
440 [dmr] Dennis Ritchie, via E-Mail
445 First Edition 1971-11-03 [QCU]
446 DEC PDP-11/20, Assembler
447 Second Edition 1972-06-12 [QCU]
448 10 UNIX installations
449 Third Edition 1973-02-xx [QCU]
450 Pipes, 16 installations
451 Fourth Edition 1973-11-xx [QCU]
452 rewriting in C effected,
453 above 30 installations
454 Fifth Edition 1974-06-xx [QCU]
455 above 50 installations
456 Sixth Edition 1975-05-xx [QCU]
458 Seventh Edition 1979-01-xx [QCU] 1979-01-10 [TUHS]
460 Eighth Edition 1985-02-xx [QCU]
461 VAX 11/750, VAX 11/780 [dmr]
462 descended from 4.1c BSD [dmr]
463 descended from 4.1 BSD [44B]
464 scooping-out and replacement of the character-device
465 and networking part by the streams mechanism
467 Ninth Edition 1986-09-xx [QCU]
468 Tenth Edition 1989-10-xx [QCU]
472 PDP-11, Pascal, ex(1)
473 30 free copies of 1BSD sent out
474 35 tapes sold for 50 USD [QCU]
475 2BSD mid 1978 [QCU] 1979-05-10 [TUHS]
476 75 2BSD tapes shipped
477 2.79BSD 1980-04-xx [TUHS]
478 2.8BSD 1981-07-xx [KSJ]
480 2.8.1BSD 1982-01-xx [QCU]
481 set of performance improvements
482 2.9BSD 1983-07-xx [KSJ]
483 2.9.1BSD 1983-11-xx [TUHS]
484 2.9BSD-Seismo 1985-08-xx [SMS]
485 2.10BSD 1987-04-xx [KKK]
486 2.10.1BSD 1989-01-xx [SMS]
487 2.11BSD 1992-02-xx [SMS]
488 2.11BSD rev #430 1999-12-13 [SMS]
490 32V 1978-1[01]-xx [QCU] 1979-03-26 [TUHS]
491 3BSD late 1979 [QCU] March 1980 [TUHS]
492 virtual memory, page replacement,
495 4.1BSD 1981-07-08 [DOC]
497 alpha release, 100 sites, networking [44B]
498 4.1bBSD internal release, fast filesystem [44B]
500 beta release, IPC [44B]
501 4.2BSD 1983-09-xx [QCU]
503 4.3BSD 1986-06-xx [QCU]
504 1986-04-05 [KB], [DOC]
505 4.3BSD Tahoe 1988-06-15 [QCU], [DOC]
506 4.3BSD NET/1 1988-11-xx [QCU]
508 4.3BSD Reno 1990-06-29 [QCU], [DOC]
509 4.3BSD NET/2 1991-06-28 [QCU], [DOC]
511 BSD/386 ALPHA 1991-12-xx [BSDI]
512 first code released to people outside BSDI
513 386BSD 0.0 1992-02-xx [DOC]
514 BSD/386 0.3.1 1992-04-xx [BSDI] first ext. beta; B customers
515 BSD/386 0.3.3 1992-06-xx [BSDI] first CDROM version
516 386BSD 0.1 1992-07-28 [DOC]
517 4.4BSD Alpha 1992-07-07
518 BSD/386 0.9.3 1992-10-xx [BSDI]
519 first external gamma; G customers
520 BSD/386 0.9.4 1992-12-xx [BSDI]
521 would have been 1.0 except for request
522 for preliminary injunction
523 BSD/386 1.0 1993-03-xx [BSDI]
524 injunction denied; first official release
525 NetBSD 0.8 1993-04-20 [NBD]
526 4.4BSD 1993-06-01 [USE]
527 NetBSD 0.9 1993-08-23 [NBD]
528 FreeBSD 1.0 1993-11-01 [FBD]
529 FreeBSD 1.0.2 1993-11-14 [FBD]
530 supersedes 1.0 13 days after release.
531 BSD/386 1.1 1994-02-xx [BSDI]
532 4.4BSD Lite 1994-03-01 [USE]
533 FreeBSD 1.1 1994-05-07 [FBD]
534 FreeBSD 1.1.5 1994-06-30 [FBD]
535 FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 1994-07-05 [FBD]
536 supersedes 1.1.5 5 days after release.
537 NetBSD 1.0 1994-10-26 [NBD]
538 386BSD 1.0 1994-11-12 [USE]
539 FreeBSD 2.0 1994-11-23 [FBD]
540 BSD/OS 2.0 1995-01-xx [BSDI] 4.4 lite based
541 FreeBSD 2.0.5 1995-06-10 [FBD]
542 BSD/OS 2.0.1 1995-06-xx [BSDI]
543 4.4BSD Lite Release 2 1995-06-xx [44B]
544 the true final distribution from the CSRG
545 FreeBSD 2.1.0 1995-11-19 [FBD]
546 NetBSD 1.1 1995-11-26 [NBD]
547 BSD/OS 2.1 1996-01-xx [BSDI]
548 FreeBSD 2.1.5 1996-07-14 [FBD]
549 NetBSD 1.2 1996-10-04 [NBD]
550 OpenBSD 2.0 1996-10-18 [OBD]
551 FreeBSD 2.1.6 1996-11-16 [FBD]
552 FreeBSD 2.1.6.1 1996-11-25 [FBD] (sendmail security release)
554 FreeBSD 2.1.7 1997-02-20 [FBD]
555 BSD/OS 3.0 1997-02-xx [BSDI] 4.4 lite2 based
556 FreeBSD 2.2.0 1997-03-16 [FBD]
557 FreeBSD 2.2.1 1997-03-25 [FBD]
558 FreeBSD 2.2.2 1997-05-16 [FBD]
559 NetBSD 1.2.1 1997-05-20 [NBD] (patch release)
560 OpenBSD 2.1 1997-06-01 [OBD]
561 FreeBSD 2.2.5 1997-10-22 [FBD]
562 OpenBSD 2.2 1997-12-01 [OBD]
563 NetBSD 1.3 1998-01-04 [NBD]
564 FreeBSD 2.2.6 1998-03-25 [FBD]
565 NetBSD 1.3.1 1998-03-09 [NBD] (patch release)
566 BSD/OS 3.1 1998-03-xx [BSDI]
567 OpenBSD 2.3 1998-05-19 [OBD]
568 NetBSD 1.3.2 1998-05-29 [NBD] (patch release)
569 FreeBSD 2.2.7 1998-07-22 [FBD]
570 BSD/OS 4.0 1998-08-xx [BSDI]
571 2-lock MP support, ELF executables
572 FreeBSD 3.0 1998-10-16 [FBD]
573 FreeBSD-3.0 is a snapshot from -current,
574 while 3.1 and 3.2 are from 3.x-stable which
575 was branched quite some time after 3.0-release
576 FreeBSD 2.2.8 1998-11-29 [FBD]
577 OpenBSD 2.4 1998-12-01 [OBD]
578 NetBSD 1.3.3 1998-12-23 [NBD] (patch release)
579 FreeBSD 3.1 1999-02-15 [FBD]
580 BSD/OS 4.0.1 1999-03-xx [BSDI]
581 NetBSD 1.4 1999-05-12 [NBD]
582 FreeBSD 3.2 1999-05-17 [FBD]
583 OpenBSD 2.5 1999-05-19 [OBD]
584 NetBSD 1.4.1 1999-08-26 [NBD] (patch release)
585 FreeBSD 3.3 1999-09-17 [FBD]
586 OpenBSD 2.6 1999-12-01 [OBD]
587 FreeBSD 3.4 1999-12-20 [FBD]
588 BSD/OS 4.1 1999-12-xx [BSDI]
589 FreeBSD 4.0 2000-03-13 [FBD]
590 NetBSD 1.4.2 2000-03-19 [NBD] (patch release)
591 OpenBSD 2.7 2000-06-15 [OBD]
592 FreeBSD 3.5 2000-06-24 [FBD]
593 FreeBSD 4.1 2000-07-27 [FBD]
594 FreeBSD 3.5.1 2000-07-28 [FBD]
595 FreeBSD 4.1.1 2000-09-25 [FBD] (a network-only patch release)
596 FreeBSD 4.2 2000-11-21 [FBD]
597 NetBSD 1.4.3 2000-11-25 [NBD] (patch release)
598 BSD/OS 4.2 2000-11-29 [BSDI]
599 OpenBSD 2.8 2000-12-01 [OBD]
600 NetBSD 1.5 2000-12-06 [NBD]
601 Mac OS X 10.0 2001-03-24 [APL]
602 FreeBSD 4.3 2001-04-20 [FBD]
603 OpenBSD 2.9 2001-06-01 [OBD]
604 NetBSD 1.5.1 2001-07-11 [NBD] (patch release)
605 NetBSD 1.5.2 2001-09-13 [NBD] (patch release)
606 FreeBSD 4.4 2001-09-18 [FBD]
607 Mac OS X 10.1 2001-09-29 [APL]
608 OpenBSD 3.0 2001-12-01 [OBD]
609 FreeBSD 4.5 2002-01-29 [FBD]
610 BSD/OS 4.3 2002-03-14 [WRS]
611 OpenBSD 3.1 2002-05-19 [OBD]
612 FreeBSD 4.6 2002-06-15 [FBD]
613 NetBSD 1.5.3 2002-07-22 [NBD] (patch release)
614 FreeBSD 4.6.2 2002-08-15 [FBD] (patch release)
615 Mac OS X 10.2 2002-08-23 [APL]
616 NetBSD 1.6 2002-09-14 [NBD]
617 FreeBSD 4.7 2002-10-08 [FBD]
618 OpenBSD 3.2 2002-11-01 [OBD]
619 FreeBSD 5.0 2003-01-17 [FBD]
620 FreeBSD 5.0 is a separate branch off of
621 -current, similar to 3.0.
622 FreeBSD 4.8 2003-04-03 [FBD]
623 NetBSD 1.6.1 2003-04-21 [NBD] (patch release)
624 OpenBSD 3.3 2003-05-01 [OBD]
625 BSD/OS 5.0 2003-05-?? [WRS]
626 FreeBSD 5.1 2003-06-09 [FBD]
627 Mac OS X 10.3 2003-10-24 [APL]
628 FreeBSD 4.9 2003-10-28 [FBD]
629 BSD/OS 5.1 ISE 2003-10-?? [WRS] (final version)
630 OpenBSD 3.4 2003-11-01 [OBD]
631 FreeBSD 5.2 2004-01-12 [FBD]
632 FreeBSD 5.2.1 2004-02-22 [FBD] (patch release)
633 NetBSD 1.6.2 2004-03-01 [NBD] (patch release)
634 OpenBSD 3.5 2004-04-01 [OBD]
635 FreeBSD 4.10 2004-05-27 [FBD]
636 DragonFly 1.0 2004-07-12 [DFB]
637 OpenBSD 3.6 2004-10-29 [OBD]
638 FreeBSD 5.3 2004-11-06 [FBD]
639 NetBSD 2.0 2004-12-09 [NBD]
640 FreeBSD 4.11 2005-01-25 [FBD]
641 DragonFly 1.2.0 2005-04-08 [DFB]
642 NetBSD 2.0.2 2005-04-14 [NBD] (security/critical release)
643 Mac OS X 10.4 2005-04-29 [APL]
644 FreeBSD 5.4 2005-05-09 [FBD]
645 OpenBSD 3.7 2005-05-19 [OBD]
646 NetBSD 2.0.3 2005-10-31 [NBD] (security/critical release)
647 OpenBSD 3.8 2005-11-01 [OBD]
648 FreeBSD 6.0 2005-11-01 [FBD]
649 NetBSD 2.1 2005-11-02 [NBD]
650 NetBSD 3.0 2005-12-23 [NBD]
651 DragonFly 1.4.0 2006-01-08 [DFB]
652 FreeBSD 2.2.9 2006-04-01 [FBD]
653 OpenBSD 3.9 2006-05-01 [OBD]
654 FreeBSD 6.1 2006-05-08 [FBD]
655 FreeBSD 5.5 2006-05-25 [FBD]
656 NetBSD 3.0.1 2006-07-24 [NBD] (security/critical release)
657 DragonFly 1.6.0 2006-07-24 [DFB]
658 OpenBSD 4.0 2006-11-01 [OBD]
659 NetBSD 3.0.2 2006-11-04 [NBD] (security/critical release)
660 NetBSD 3.1 2006-11-04 [NBD]
661 FreeBSD 6.2 2007-01-15 [FBD]
662 DragonFly 1.8.0 2007-01-30 [DFB]
663 OpenBSD 4.1 2007-05-01 [OBD]
664 DragonFly 1.10.0 2007-08-06 [DFB]
665 Mac OS X 10.5 2007-10-26 [APL]
666 OpenBSD 4.2 2007-11-01 [OBD]
667 NetBSD 4.0 2007-12-19 [NBD]
668 FreeBSD 6.3 2008-01-18 [FBD]
669 DragonFly 1.12.0 2008-02-26 [DFB]
670 FreeBSD 7.0 2008-02-27 [FBD]
671 OpenBSD 4.3 2008-05-01 [OBD]
672 DragonFly 2.0.0 2008-07-21 [DFB]
673 OpenBSD 4.4 2008-11-01 [OBD]
674 FreeBSD 6.4 2008-11-28 [FBD]
675 FreeBSD 7.1 2009-01-04 [FBD]
676 DragonFly 2.2.0 2009-02-17 [DFB]
677 NetBSD 5.0 2009-04-29 [NBD]
678 OpenBSD 4.5 2009-05-01 [OBD]
679 FreeBSD 7.2 2009-05-04 [FBD]
680 Mac OS X 10.6 2009-06-08 [APL]
681 NetBSD 5.0.1 2009-08-02 [NBD] (security/critical release)
682 DragonFly 2.4.0 2009-09-16 [DFB]
683 OpenBSD 4.6 2009-10-18 [OBD]
684 FreeBSD 8.0 2009-11-26 [FBD]
685 NetBSD 5.0.2 2010-02-12 [NBD] (security/critical release)
686 FreeBSD 7.3 2010-03-23 [FBD]
687 DragonFly 2.6.0 2010-03-28 [DFB]
688 OpenBSD 4.7 2010-05-19 [OBD]
689 FreeBSD 8.1 2010-07-24 [FBD]
690 DragonFly 2.8.2 2010-10-30 [DFB]
691 OpenBSD 4.8 2010-11-01 [OBD]
692 NetBSD 5.1 2010-11-19 [NBD]
693 FreeBSD 7.4 2011-02-24 [FBD]
694 FreeBSD 8.2 2011-02-24 [FBD]
695 DragonFly 2.10.1 2011-04-26 [DFB]
696 OpenBSD 4.9 2011-05-01 [OBD]
697 Mac OS X 10.7 2011-07-20 [APL]
698 OpenBSD 5.0 2011-11-01 [OBD]
699 FreeBSD 9.0 2012-01-12 [FBD]
700 NetBSD 5.1.2 2012-02-02 [NBD] (security/critical release)
701 DragonFly 3.0.1 2012-02-21 [DFB]
702 FreeBSD 8.3 2012-04-18 [FBD]
703 OpenBSD 5.1 2012-05-01 [OBD]
704 Mac OS X 10.8 2012-07-25 [APL]
705 NetBSD 6.0 2012-10-17 [NBD]
706 OpenBSD 5.2 2012-11-01 [OBD]
707 DragonFly 3.2.1 2012-11-02 [DFB]
708 NetBSD 5.2 2012-12-03 [NBD]
709 NetBSD 6.0.1 2012-12-26 [NBD] (security/critical release)
710 FreeBSD 9.1 2012-12-30 [FBD]
711 DragonFly 3.4.1 2013-04-29 [DFB]
712 OpenBSD 5.3 2013-05-01 [OBD]
713 NetBSD 6.0.2 2013-05-18 [NBD] (security/critical release)
714 NetBSD 6.1 2013-05-18 [NBD]
715 FreeBSD 8.4 2013-06-07 [FBD]
716 NetBSD 6.1.1 2013-08-22 [NBD]
717 NetBSD 5.1.3 2013-09-29 [NBD]
718 NetBSD 5.2.1 2013-09-29 [NBD]
719 FreeBSD 9.2 2013-09-30 [FBD]
720 NetBSD 6.0.3 2013-09-30 [NBD]
721 NetBSD 6.1.2 2013-09-30 [NBD]
722 Mac OS X 10.9 2013-10-22 [APL]
723 OpenBSD 5.4 2013-11-01 [OBD]
724 DragonFly 3.6.0 2013-11-25 [DFB]
725 FreeBSD 10.0 2014-01-20 [FBD]
726 NetBSD 5.1.4 2014-01-25 [NBD]
727 NetBSD 5.2.2 2014-01-25 [NBD]
728 NetBSD 6.0.4 2014-01-25 [NBD]
729 NetBSD 6.1.3 2014-01-25 [NBD]
730 DragonFly 3.6.1 2014-02-22 [DFB]
731 DragonFly 3.6.2 2014-04-10 [DFB]
732 NetBSD 6.0.5 2014-04-12 [NBD]
733 NetBSD 6.1.4 2014-04-12 [NBD]
734 OpenBSD 5.5 2014-05-01 [OBD]
735 DragonFly 3.8.0 2014-06-04 [DFB]
736 DragonFly 3.8.1 2014-06-16 [DFB]
737 DragonFly 3.6.3 2014-06-17 [DFB]
738 FreeBSD 9.3 2014-07-05 [FBD]
739 DragonFly 3.8.2 2014-08-08 [DFB]
740 NetBSD 6.0.6 2014-09-22 [NBD]
741 NetBSD 6.1.5 2014-09-22 [NBD]
742 Mac OS X 10.10 2014-10-16 [APL]
743 OpenBSD 5.6 2014-11-01 [OBD]
744 FreeBSD 10.1 2014-11-14 [FBD]
745 DragonFly 4.0.1 2014-11-25 [DFB]
746 DragonFly 4.0.2 2015-01-07 [DFB]
747 DragonFly 4.0.3 2015-01-21 [DFB]
748 DragonFly 4.0.4 2015-03-09 [DFB]
749 DragonFly 4.0.5 2015-03-23 [DFB]
750 OpenBSD 5.7 2015-05-01 [OBD]
751 DragonFly 4.2.0 2015-06-29 [DFB]
752 FreeBSD 10.2 2015-08-13 [FBD]
753 NetBSD 7.0 2015-09-25 [NBD]
754 OS X 10.11 2015-09-30 [APL]
755 OpenBSD 5.8 2015-10-18 [OBD]
756 DragonFly 4.4.1 2015-12-07 [DFB]
757 OpenBSD 5.9 2016-03-29 [OBD]
758 FreeBSD 10.3 2016-04-04 [FBD]
759 NetBSD 7.0.1 2016-05-22 [NBD]
760 DragonFly 4.6.0 2016-08-02 [DFB]
761 OpenBSD 6.0 2016-09-01 [OBD]
762 macOS 10.12 2016-09-20 [APL]
763 FreeBSD 11.0 2016-10-10 [FBD]
764 NetBSD 7.0.2 2016-10-21 [NBD]
765 NetBSD 7.1 2017-03-11 [NBD]
766 DragonFly 4.8.0 2017-03-27 [DFB]
767 OpenBSD 6.1 2017-04-11 [OBD]
768 FreeBSD 11.1 2017-07-26 [FBD]
769 macOS 10.13 2017-09-25 [APL]
770 FreeBSD 10.4 2017-10-03 [FBD]
771 OpenBSD 6.2 2017-10-09 [OBD]
772 DragonFly 5.0.0 2017-10-16 [DFB]
773 DragonFly 5.0.1 2017-11-06 [DFB]
774 DragonFly 5.0.2 2017-12-04 [DFB]
775 NetBSD 7.1.1 2017-12-22 [NBD]
776 NetBSD 7.1.2 2018-03-15 [NBD]
777 OpenBSD 6.3 2018-04-02 [OBD]
778 DragonFly 5.2.0 2018-04-10 [DFB]
779 DragonFly 5.2.1 2018-05-20 [DFB]
780 DragonFly 5.2.2 2018-06-18 [DFB]
781 FreeBSD 11.2 2018-06-27 [FBD]
782 NetBSD 8.0 2018-07-17 [NBD]
783 NetBSD 7.2 2018-08-29 [NBD]
784 macOS 10.14 2018-09-24 [APL]
785 OpenBSD 6.4 2018-10-18 [OBD]
786 DragonFly 5.4.0 2018-12-03 [DFB]
787 FreeBSD 12.0 2018-12-11 [FBD]
788 DragonFly 5.4.1 2018-12-24 [DFB]
789 OpenBSD 6.5 2019-05-01 [OBD]
790 NetBSD 8.1 2019-06-04 [NBD]
791 DragonFly 5.6 2019-06-17 [DFB]
792 DragonFly 5.6.1 2019-06-19 [DFB]
793 OpenBSD 6.6 2019-10-17 [OBD]
794 FreeBSD 12.1 2019-11-04 [FBD]
797 ------------------------
799 Leffler, Samuel J., Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J Karels and John
800 Quarterman. The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating
801 System. Reading, Mass. Addison-Wesley, 1989. ISBN 0-201-06196-1
803 Salus, Peter H. A quarter century of UNIX. Addison-Wesley Publishing
804 Company, Inc., 1994. ISBN 0-201-54777-5
806 McKusick, Marshall Kirk, Keith Bostic, Michael J Karels, and John
807 Quarterman. The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating
808 System. Reading, Mass. Addison-Wesley, 1996. ISBN 0-201-54979-4
810 McKusick, Marshall Kirk, George Neville-Neil. The Design and
811 Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System.
812 Addison-Wesley Professional, Published: Aug 2, 2004. ISBN 0-201-70245-2
814 McKusick, Marshall Kirk, George Neville-Neil, Robert Watson. The
815 Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System, 2nd Edition.
816 Pearson Education, Inc., 2014. ISBN 0-321-96897-2
818 Doug McIlroy. Research Unix Reader.
820 Michael G. Brown. The Role of BSD in the Development of Unix.
821 Presented to the Tasmanian Unix Special Interest Group of the
822 Australian Computer Society, Hobart, August 1993.
824 Peter H. Salus. Unix at 25. Byte Magazine, October 1994.
825 URL: http://www.byte.com/art/9410/sec8/art3.htm
827 Andreas Klemm, Lars Köller. If you're going to San Francisco ...
828 Die freien BSD-Varianten von Unix. c't April 1997, page 368ff.
830 BSD Release Announcements collection.
831 URL: https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/
833 BSD Hypertext Man Pages
834 URL: https://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi
836 UNIX history graphing project
837 URL: http://minnie.tuhs.org/Unix_History/index.html
840 URL: http://www.levenez.com/unix/
842 James Howard: The BSD Family Tree
843 URL: http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200104/bsd_family.html
844 ("what are the differences between FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD?")
850 Josh Gilliam for suggestions, bug fixes, and finding very old
851 original BSD announcements from Usenet or tapes.
853 Steven M. Schultz for providing 2.8BSD, 2.10BSD, 2.11BSD manual pages.
856 Copyright (c) 1997-2012 Wolfram Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.ORG>
857 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/share/misc/bsd-family-tree