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From: pcbsd@netcom.com (PCBSD Development Manager)
Subject: Re: Whats up with the OS/2 port of NetBSD?
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 1994 22:58:19 GMT
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Rob Shady (crt@tiamat.umd.umich.edu) wrote:
: pcbsd@netcom.com (PCBSD Development Manager) writes:

: [Misc. Deleted]

: >Our goal is...
: >to be as closely compatible with NetBSD and BSD4.4 as possible given some
: >OS/2 limitations.

: Now this is somewhat more realistic than what you had stated before...

I try to be as unrealistic as possible, but sometimes ... :-)  Native
operating systems will always place constraints on even the best of plans.
For example, you will not be able to use a colon : in OS/2 file names since
OS/2 file systems do not allow it (it is a drive separator only).  On the
other hand, you will be able to use symbolic links which OS/2 does not have.

: >PCBSD is also evolving to include System 5 support.

: That could be a big mistake.. Unless your leaving the BSD4.4 stuff in as
: well (although some of it conflicts, which may make it difficult).

System 5 support is going to be IN ADDITION to the BSD support.  So far,
we see no conflicts since a particular task will be running using either
Sys5 or BSD system calls (i.e. different subsystems).
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