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Date:      Sun, 20 Aug 2000 15:36:25 -0700
From:      Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>
To:        Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: RFC: Linuxulator MI bits in sys/compat/linux 
Message-ID:  <200008202236.e7KMaPG23050@netplex.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <200008201909.MAA00421@mass.osd.bsdi.com> 

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Mike Smith wrote:
> 
> "Yes, I like it."

Likewise.  IMHO, this is a Good Thing.

> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I've been working on splitting the Linuxulator in a machine dependent
> > part and a machine independent part. This allows us to port the
> > Linuxulator to different platforms, of which the Alpha will be the
> > first.
> > 
> > I like to have consensus about where the MI bits will live. My proposal
> > is:
> > 
> > 	sys/compat/linux
> > 
> > Pros:
> > o  It gives us a place for other -ulators such as svr4
> > o  It doesn't "polute" the sys/ root.
> > o  It matches sysctl, which has compat.linux.*
> > 
> > Cons:
> > o  We need to repocopy other compat stuff to have the full
> >    advantage of this scheme.
> > 
> > Request:
> > This topic has a high bikeshed probability quotient. I ask everyone to
> > keep focused and constructive.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > -- 
> > Marcel Moolenaar
> >   mail: marcel@cup.hp.com / marcel@FreeBSD.org
> >   tel:  (408) 447-4222
> > 
> > 
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> > 
> 
> -- 
> ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his
> rivals and unfortunately opponents also.  But not because people want
> to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force
> people to take different points of view.  [Dr. Fritz Todt]
> 
> 
> 
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Cheers,
-Peter
--
Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au
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