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Yikes, what a waste of paper. Hopefully you could borrow it from the library or buy a used copy at the bookstore.



Indeed, speaking of many other OS this could be a real problem. The PDF containing the Xv6 source code, on the other hand, is about 100 pages long.


It is linked from the page and is precisely 99 pages: https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2017/xv6/xv6-rev10.pdf

If the style looks familiar, it's because it mimics the famous Lions UNIX v6 source code book: http://v6.cuzuco.com/v6.pdf


100 pages doesn't seem like a waste of paper to you?


It is basically a textbook. If they were trying to limit access to electronic devices to minimize the chance of cheating, this makes sense.

I think it should have been provided for you so you didn't blow through your personal ink or have to pay student services to do it.




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