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From: joshua@sleepy.retix.com (joshua geller)
Subject: Re: 4.4-lite?
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In-reply-to: bogstad@rhombus.cs.jhu.edu's message of 28 Jul 1994 19:38:21 -0400
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References: <CTILBURG.94Jul28121153@occs.cs.oberlin.edu> <3192hr$61m@sundog.tiac.net>
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Date: 01 Aug 1994 12:25:02 GMT
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In article <319fhd$5cp@rhombus.cs.jhu.edu> bogstad@rhombus.cs.jhu.edu (Bill 
Bogstad) writes:
>   In article <3192hr$61m@sundog.tiac.net>,
>   Bob Zwarick <bobz@kirwaido.trystero.com> wrote:
>   >In <CTILBURG.94Jul28121153@occs.cs.oberlin.edu>, ctilburg@cs.oberlin.edu 
>   >(Chuck Van Tilburg) writes:
>   >>...
>   >>So my proposition is:  NetBSD and FreeBSD should merge.  ...

>   >Dunno. Then who will assure the FreeBSD superior code gets used over the 
>   >NetBSD code?

>   In order to be fair it, should be done by a a neutral committee consisting 
>   of Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates.

quite seriously I think that the best thing that could happen would be if
kirk mckusick or someone held in similar light by all concerned be the final
dictatorial arbiter. if one of the old csrg people could be persuaded to do
this thing....

josh