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Open-source movement

Graduate student Bill Joy develops Berkeley UNIX and the Berkeley Software Distribution System.

EECS graduate student Bill Joy releases Berkeley UNIX using the name Berkeley Software Distribution. The software is available to anyone who wants it and marks the beginning of the open source movement. (Photo courtesy Sun Microsystems)

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