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In message <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101031333400.1450@desktop>, Jeff Roberson writes:

>Also, linux likes to change things very rapidly.  Not to mention a lot of 
>their APIs go against the grain on BSD and we would not find them 
>aesthetically or architecturally pleasing.

Absolutely.

But we, as a project, must also weigh the cost of our sensibilities
and preferences, against how much work we must expend to uphold them.

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