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> FreeBSD runs on all sorts of different kit from all sorts of different
> providers, hence the uniform interface that Apple has achieved is much
> harder.

I can understand that argument for physically powering down a device, 
but whether or not a particular item shows up in a particular directory 
is entirely a software issue, isn't it?