RFS, a public domain, kernel-resident distributed file system

[Todd Brunhoff]

I have gotten many inquiries about this from people who have seen the bug
fixes appear on the net, but never saw the announcement describing it.
What follows is the original blurb which is taken from the beginning of
the installation document.

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This document provides all documentation for installation, maintenance
and adjustment of RFS, a public domain, kernel-resident distributed
file system, written by me for partial fulfillment of the master's
degree program at the University of Denver.  It was designed to provide
complete transparency with respect to file access and protections for
all programs whether they use local or remote files and directories.
It has been installed on VAX BSD 4.2 and 4.3 UNIX, Pyramid 4.2/5.0
UNIX, version 2.5, and on a Tektronix* 68010-based internal proprietary
workstation, called Magnolia.  The instructions are designed in a way
that keeps all changes separate from your standard sources, in hope
that it will encourage sites to try the installation.

			Todd Brunhoff
			toddb%crl at tektronix.csnet
			decvax!tektronix!crl!toddb

* I happen to work at Tektronix Computer Research Labs.  So just in case
  RFS should not be confused with another completely different (but
  excellent) implementation from Tektronix available on the 6000 series
  workstation, called DFS, and done by a separate product group.  The
  work on RFS was designed and written strictly by the author of this
  paper at about the same time as DFS, and draws none of its
  implementation details from DFS.  Also, RFS should not be confused with
  an implementation by the same name done by Bell Labs.  I was not aware
  of Bell Labs' RFS at the time I named mine.  My RFS is public domain,
  while DFS and Bell Labs' RFS is proprietary.

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Since the original posting, RFS has been installed at 21 sites
having between 2 and 20 machines,  and I believe is being installed at
about 6 other sites.  If you are interested in RFS, send me mail at the above
address and I will tell you how you can get it.  It is free.