F/OSS Comics is a comic series about free and open source software. Through stories from the history of computing and software, we hope to help readers understand F/OSS and get involved.

15. BSD Unix, Part 5 - Bringing TCP/IP to BSD

Nov 14, 2026

BBN's TCP/IP code comes to Berkeley. CSRG refines the networking stack, Bill Joy leaves for Sun, and 4.2BSD gives Unix users a reason to switch.

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14. BSD Unix, Part 4 - 4.1BSD

Nov 7, 2026

DARPA funding brings Berkeley's CSRG together. After shipping 4BSD and tuning Unix to compete with VMS, the team releases 4.1BSD instead of 5BSD.

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13. BSD Unix, Part 3 - The Beginning of BSD Unix

Oct 30, 2026

From Pascal and ex tapes to a VAX system: Bill Joy handles BSD distribution and debugging, then joins Ozalp Babaoglu to bring virtual memory to Unix.

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12. BSD Unix, Part 2 - The Birth of the vi Editor

Oct 11, 2026

At UC Berkeley, Bill Joy and Chuck Haley help Ken Thompson improve Pascal, then turn their attention to editing. The path from ed through em and ex leads to vi.

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11. BSD Unix, Part 1 - Unix Code Goes to UC Berkeley

Sep 30, 2026

How did Unix spread from Bell Labs to universities and companies? One clue lies in Ken Thompson's visit to UC Berkeley, with Unix source code in hand.

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