F/OSS Comics #13: BSD Unix, Part 3 – The Beginning of BSD Unix
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–Rank now
#8Peak rank
1Days on list
130Score · 7d
Nov 2, 2026First seen
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On Hacker News
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- 169
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- 22
- Submitted by
- joonehur
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
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- fosscomics.com
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on fosscomics.com.
Trending history
F/OSS Comics #13: BSD Unix, Part 3 – The Beginning of BSD Unix was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 2, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 66 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #8 of 30, reached on Nov 2, 17:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 2, 18:52 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
Rank history
Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
8
Oct 26today
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Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News · Front page | #8 | 1 | 66 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest The Beginning of BSD Unix | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
Marshall Kirk McKusick, mentioned in this comic, was still committing changes to FreeBSD as of last August: * https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/sbin/restore?id=2cefae4c...
Looks nice, too bad though it doesn't expose any sort of RSS/Atom feed, if I can't add it to my feed reader I'll soon forget about it.
A lot of people in fediverse would enjoy these. Consider creating an account on techub.social or any of the other tech/foss oriented mastodon instances.
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Hacker News 1 day, best #8
Questions
Is F/OSS Comics #13: BSD Unix, Part 3 – The Beginning of BSD Unix trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 2, 18:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank F/OSS Comics #13: BSD Unix, Part 3 – The Beginning of BSD Unix reached?
#8 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 2, 17:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has F/OSS Comics #13: BSD Unix, Part 3 – The Beginning of BSD Unix been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 2, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (66 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
169 points and 22 comments; submitted by joonehur on Nov 2, 2026.