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From: ctilburg@cs.oberlin.edu (Chuck Van Tilburg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: 4.4-lite?
Date: 28 Jul 1994 16:11:53 GMT
Organization: Oberlin College Computer Science
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In-reply-to: imp@boulder.parcplace.com's message of Mon, 25 Jul 1994 17:24:56 GMT

(NOT FLAME BAIT: DO NOT FLAME!) (as if that really makes any difference)

My two cents is that it is a crying shame that the two efforts can't get 
together.  I mean, if you both have a 4.4Lite derived kernel source tree, it 
makes the utmost sense to gather under the most portable and let the 
interested parties develop device drivers, bug fixes and tweaks ad nauseum 
for their own architectural interest.  This is the best way to make us of 
large, but still FINITE, talent and time to the end result of an extremely 
portable, complete, efficient (robust, ...) product on all the platforms in 
which people are interested.  

So my proposition is:  NetBSD and FreeBSD should merge.  *BSD* UNITE!  I 
understand that there are fundemental differences in legal details, fears, 
personalities, etc.  I just don't see why the problem is intractable.  There 
is so much to gain in a concerted effort...  We aren't children... United we
stand, divided we just give commercial efforts more ammunition...

chuck



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