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Date:      Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:11:01 +0400
From:      Alex Keda <admin@lissyara.su>
To:        Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>
Cc:        freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, "Bruce M. Simpson" <bms@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Support AV Stream on FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <48DBF055.7050704@lissyara.su>
In-Reply-To: <20080925192341.GA1394@soaustin.net>
References:  <48DA9F0A.2060207@lissyara.su> <48DB9AFD.6020606@FreeBSD.org> <48DBC121.4050308@lissyara.su> <20080925192341.GA1394@soaustin.net>

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Mark Linimon пишет:
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 08:49:37PM +0400, Alex Keda wrote:
>> 1.5 year ago, when Kirk McKusick came to Moscow, he has told - that
>> the purpose the next years - to catch up linux as with a desktop.
>> It so? Or not?
> 
> It's his opinion, or perhaps hope.  Kirk doesn't do much work on the
> Ports Collection, so he's not one of the people driving the progress.
> 
> I recommend that you look at PC-BSD or DesktopBSD, as they are much
> more oriented to moving FreeBSD forwards on the desktop.
> 
> mcl
> 

And why is a collection of ports?
I talked about the interface in the kernel, which could combine 
different variations - askew ported drivers for webcams, v4l and stuff ...
that is one thing, and not to invent a new outlet for each video device.

=========
And can anyone answer the question - what is the way FreeBSD? Or goal is 
not? Just write the code - without way?



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