2006-08-28 18:31:33 +00:00
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xv6 is a re-implementation of Unix Version 6 (v6), which was developed
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by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson. xv6 follows the structure and
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style of v6, but is implemented for a modern x86-based multiprocessor
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using ANSI C.
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xv6 is inspired by the following work by Lions about Unix version 6:
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- Lions' Commentary on UNIX' 6th Edition, John Lions, Peer to Peer
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Communications; ISBN: 1-57398-013-7; 1st edition (June 14, 2000). See
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also http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2006/v6.html, which provides
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pointers to on-line resources for v6.
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