Unix Distribution and Kernel

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1. SCO

Study UNIX Kernel

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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

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developing a Kernel for old old Unix?

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UNIX kernel type?

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5. Programming

Rebuild the Dev of a non UNIX kernel...

My name for this post may be a bit off but basically I would like to take go though the same proses that kernel developers went though to build other kernels that are based on UNIX such as Linux, And do it from scratch IE. starting with the base UNIX and building on to it. So I in theory could...

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7. Solaris

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