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Subject: Re: FreeBSD on PPC using work from other BSD's?
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> What about the reverse? Could the FreeBSD code be an inspiration to the
> NetBSD guys (whichever works first, basically?)

  I'd imagine so, but since we were so late to the game it's unlikely 
that anything will be done first in FreeBSD. OK, maybe not totally true: 
I think we had firewire support first, and can support VT switching, but 
in general it's a catchup to Net/Open for macppc.

later,

Peter.