Unix in East Germany (GDR)
Summary
The post recounts a private history of UNIX in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), detailing early porting efforts, compiler work, and education initiatives at institutions like TU Karl-Marx-Stadt and ETH Zurich. It highlights cross-institution collaboration, the push toward standardization (X/Open/SVID), and the historical context of open-source-like UNIX efforts under resource constraints.