UNIX version 2*pi

[Ron Natalie]

One of my predecessors at JHU decided 6.06 was a nice symmetrical number and
stuck the version there through many kernel changes.   When he left, our
release numbers started forward again.

The BRL/JHU kernel was based on V6.    It had a kludge to allow more that
256 users but eventually, we widened the UID/GID to 16 bits each.   We then
added a the ability to mount either V6 or V7 file systems (we had a lot of
removable V6 FS media).

-----Original Message-----
From: TUHS [mailto:tuhs-bounces at minnie.tuhs.org] On Behalf Of Dave Horsfall
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 2:09 AM
To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society
Subject: Re: UNIX version 2*pi

On Tue, 17 Oct 2017, Don Hopkins wrote:

> McGill University EE UNIX lab systems administration, PDP-11 running 
> UNIX version 2*pi (>6, <7, irrational)

Sounds like the one I was maintaining at UNSW: Edition 6, with the bits of
Edition 7 that would fit on an 11/40 and 11/60, plus local AUSAM stuff.

--
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will
suffer."