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Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> 
> > Is there a possibility that you guys can make a version of teh netbsd
> > code that is clean enough to be acceptable to dima and friends?
> >
> > :)
> 
> That's only one of the possible options and I wouldn't want it to
> preclude consideration of the 2nd, which is to add FAT32 support to
> what Luoqi has already done.  It's less important to get something in
> immediately than it is to get something in which will be *supported*
> for awhile and, if our past track record is anything to go by, we've
> not been much good at tracking any of NetBSD's more significant
> subsystem changes.  If someone's more enthusiastic about a home-grown
> solution then I'd be more inclined to bank on enthusiasm than on any
> particular source.
> 
>                                         Jordan


very true..
it would be best if we had a unified version with 2 people
who understand it than 2 different versions.