4.4BSD Lite Nostalgia

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mghis

I have read that 4.4BSD from CSRG supported i386 architecture. I am interested in old fashioned operating systems, and I'm clearly tempted to try it. Of course, it's just for fun. Reading the documentation I discovered that i386 architecture was supported only in source form (as you can see in this link http://docs.freebsd.org/44doc/smm/01.setup/paper-2.html).

I already had a copy of the sources (form CSRG CD set). Is there a way to get the kernel and the userland programs to compile with a modern toolchain without too many problems?

--mghis
 
If you read the history of BSD, you'll find out that BSD 4.4 was stripped out of code patented by AT&T. In order to get it working, one has to finish the missing parts.
 
pkubaj said:
If you read the history of BSD, you'll find out that BSD 4.4 was stripped out of code patented by AT&T. In order to get it working, one has to finish the missing parts.
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You mean it's incomplete?:(
 
Out of curiosity, what files has been removed from 4.4BSD Lite? They were part of the userland programs or of the kernel?
 
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