Subject: Announcing the release of NetBSD 1.0
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org, current-users@netbsd.org, amiga@netbsd.org,>
From: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@alpha.bostic.com>
List: current-users
Date: 11/08/1994 14:40:08
[ sorry for the massive duplication... don't want many stones left
unturned... -- cgd ]
I am pleased to announce the availability of release 1.0 of the NetBSD
operating system, a freely available and redistributable BSD system
that runs on a variety of hardware platforms. NetBSD 1.0 is based on
4.4BSD Lite and Berkeley Networking Release 2 sources. It includes
support for shared libraries on most architectures, the enhanced
Berkeley Fast File System (which supports 64-bit file sizes and
clustering), rock-solid networking code, and a fair amount of binary
compatibility with other operating systems. A list of significant
changes since the last release is present in the "CHANGES" file in the
distribution. The list is far too long to include here.
Release 1.0 of the NetBSD operating system is distributed with complete
source code and is available from the distribution sites listed
at the bottom of this message. At this time, binary releases for the
following architectures are available:
Amigas
i386-family PCs
some m68k-based Macintoshes
PC532
SPARCstation (sun4c) -class machines
In addition, a binary release is expected, but not yet ready, for the
HP9000/300 family of workstations. Though the NetBSD 1.0 source tree
includes support for DECstations, some Sun 3 models, and some VAXen,
those ports are not far enough along to merit a complete binary
distribution.
Within the next few days, installation and release notes for each of
the ports mentioned above will be posted to the appropriate mailing
lists and/or newsgroups for those ports. If those notes don't answer
any questions you might have about NetBSD, you should probably
subscribe to one of more of the NetBSD mailing lists, and ask there.
For information on what lists are available and how to subscribe,
mail majordomo@NetBSD.ORG with an empty message body.
Enjoy!
Chris Demetriou
The NetBSD Project
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NetBSD Mirror Site List
The following sites mirror the NetBSD 1.0. Those marked with "[*]"
are also known to mirror NetBSD-current.
Host name Services Provided
---- ---- -------- --------
ftp.iastate.edu Anonymous FTP, AFS [*]
Anon-FTP path: pub/netbsd/NetBSD-1.0
AFS path: /afs/iastate.edu/public/ftp/pub/netbsd/NetBSD-1.0
ftp.eecs.umich.edu Anonymous FTP [*]
Anon-FTP path: BSD/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
gatekeeper.dec.com Anonymous FTP
Anon-FTP path: pub/BSD/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de Anonymous FTP, SUP [*]
Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
SUP: get the file pub/misc/sup/supfile.example via
anonymous FTP, and read it as an example.
NetBSD.rmit.edu.au Anonymous FTP, SUP [*]
Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
SUP: get the file /README.sup via anonymous FTP, and
read it for information.
ftp.demon.co.uk Anonymous FTP, possibly SUP [*]
Anon-FTP path: pub/BSD/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
SUP: contact peter@demon.net for SUP server status/information
ftp.ibp.fr Anonymous FTP [*]
Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD
ftp.uni-regensburg.de Anonymous FTP
Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
ftp.unit.no Anonymous FTP
Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
ftp.stacken.kth.se Anonymous FTP
Anon-FTP path: pub/OS/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
flick.lerc.nasa.gov Anonymous FTP
Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
coombs.anu.edu.au Anonymous FTP
Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
ftp.funet.fi Anonymous FTP
Anon-FTP path: pub/unix/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
col.hp.com Anonymous FTP [*]
Anon-FTP path: mirrors/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
ftp.netbsd.org Anonymous FTP, SUP [*]
Anon-FTP path: pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.0
SUP: get the file pub/sup/README.sup via anonymous FTP from
ftp.netbsd.org, and read it for instructions.
If you wish to become a distribution site for NetBSD, contact Chris
Demetriou <cgd@NetBSD.ORG>.