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> This document describes a proposal to provide a source form, royalty free Unix as an evolution of the COSE effort, as a means of unifying the Unix desktop market, and as an application deployment platform, with a focus on running all applications, including those from other operating systems, such...

Partial abstract: " In this paper, we propose a new security metric showing strong correlation between 'popular paths' and kernel vulnerabilities. We verify that the OS kernel paths accessed by popular applications in everyday use contain significantly fewer security bugs than less-used paths. We th...

Abstract: "Tracking long-term progress in engineering and applied science allows us to take stock of things we have achieved, appreciate the factors that led to them, and set realistic goals for where we want to go. We formulate seven hypotheses associated with the long term evolution of C programm...

Probably the best example of the UNIX philosophy I've ever watched. :)

Chapter 5 on page 175 has a description of "Communication Files", which according to [this](http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/dmr/hist.html) predate Unix pipes

This paper reviews common attack vectors against package management systems, analyzes both APT and YUM, and points out a number of flaws in them. Many of the attacks discussed are general in nature and could be applied to any sort of ports, packages, or binary update system. The source of the pap...

Someone mentioned this on the FreeBSD mailing list the other day: the 2nd Edition is being written and should ship later this year. It's available now for preorder on Amazon. I'm really looking forward to digging into this one. Documentation is so critical to long term project success. Much respect ...