[from `berserk', via the name of a now-deceased record label; poss.
originated by famed columnist Herb Caen] Humorous distortion of
"Berkeley" used esp. to refer to the practices or products of the
{BSD} Unix hackers. See {software bloat}, {Berkeley Quality
Software}.
Mainstream use of this term in reference to the cultural and
political peculiarities of UC Berkeley as a whole has been reported
from as far back as the 1960s.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Berkeley Quality Software}{BSD}]