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 ====== The Unix Heritage Wiki ======
-[[:systems:start|Systems]]
+The Unix operating system has provided a highly flexible and functional computing environment to users and programmers since 1969. Today its descendants (the BSDs) and a clean-room implementation (Linux) power everything from embedded devices, desktops, servers through to supercomputers.
-[[:source:start|Source code]]
+This wiki aims to collect the available historical documents and recollections of Unix into one central place so they can be studied by researchers and Unix enthusiasts alike.
-[[:features:start|Features]]
+|[[:systems:start|Systems]] |Details of some of the versions of Unix |
+|[[:source:start|Source code]] |How to obtain the source code, and licensing conditions |
+|[[:features:start|Features]] |Important features of Unix |
+|[[:events:start|Timeline and Events]] |A timeline of Unix and the major events in its history |
+|[[:people:start|People]] |Some of the people involved in Unix' history |
+|[[:anecdotes:start|Interviews, Musings & Anecdotes]] |Interviews with Unix people and their own musings & anecdotes |
+|[[:images:start|Images, Photos & Videos]] |Images, diagrams, photos and videos related to Unix |
+|[[:glossary:start|Glossary]] |A glossary of terms related to Unix |
+|[[:publications:start|Publications]] |Books, magazines, papers, websites etc. on Unix |
+|[[:misc:start|Miscellaneous]] |Miscellaneous information about Unix |
+|[[:wiki:start|Wiki Notes]] |Notes about the rationale of this wiki |
-[[:people:start|People]]
+UNIX is a registered trademark of [[http://www.unix.org/trademark.html|The Open Group.]]
-[[:anecdotes:start|Interviews & Anecdotes]]
+//If you would like edit permissions on this wiki, contact Warren.//
-[[:publications:start|Publications]]
-[[:wiki:start|Wiki Notes]]