Oldest code in a typical Linux distro

Question

Just out of curiosity: What's the oldest code/package in a typical linux distro? Emacs? GCC?

Answer 1

Sun RPC很老了，它在C库中：
http://blogs.oracle.com/webmink/entry/old_code_and_old_licenses

Answer 2

In user space, there's a lot of code in coreutils that was written by RMS, which has not changed much since. The GNU project started out with lots of people writing free replacements to the UNIX core utilities (ie ls, cp, rm, etc), before the use of a window manager was even contemplated.

If you grab the source to the package, you'll find a lot of it.

Answer 3

CC the compiler.

With its built in back door for building the login command.

Answer 4

I would say Paul Vixie Cron and the SYS V utilities (init) are some of the oldest stand-alone packages. They are at long last replaced by upstart and other dependency- and event-based schemes.

Answer 5

我想这将是gcc，因为它是GNU的第一批产品之一，并且早在Linux出现之前就存在了。

Answer 6

My guess would also be the gcc (GNU C Compiler).

Still in daily use, too. As well as Emacs (no VI flaming necessary, thanks).

Answer 7

So far as I know, the BSD fstab.h is the oldest code on a typical system; it is copyrighted 1980.