Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 21:37:19 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Pedro F Giffuni <pfg1+@pitt.edu>, Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OS portability (was: Things you learn in school) Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010708212832.046de430@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3B491A9E.D5392F7C@pitt.edu> References: <3B478570.67B193CB@pitt.edu> <p05100302b76e6fce91c0@[194.78.241.123]> <20010709080330.G80862@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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At 08:44 PM 7/8/2001, Pedro F Giffuni wrote: >Admitedly, NetBSD and Linux offer interesting features for platforms >that are already dying, but I don't think it's a real option for new >equipment. NetBSD shows great promise for Itanium and Sledgehammer. See http://www.wasabisystems.com/news/pr20010622.html Also, NetBSD is apparently incorporating Jon Lemmon's excellent work on the Kqueue APIs (which Linux does not implement). See http://www.openmagazine.net/guestcolumn/01/01/24/239215.shtml This API is the most innovative solution to multiple event handling since the Amiga Exec.... --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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