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From: Ben Paley <ben@spooty.net>
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On Monday 05 September 2005 17:03, Roland Smith wrote:

> > Thanks a lot for your advice - I shall follow it, even if it is slightly
> > dispiriting. Perhaps I should learn C properly and start writing some
> > drivers... :-)
>
> Not that I want to discourage you, but that seems like a tall
> order. Apart from knowing C, you'd have to get familiar with the FreeBSD
> kernel and writing device drivers.

I'm not entirely serious - that is, it's certainly the Right Thing To Do, but 
I know my limitations as a programmer! Perhaps I'll start with something 
simpler.

> If you are serious about writing a driver, I would recommend reading
> "The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System" by
> McKusick and Neville-Neil.

Good advice, once again! Thanks very much.

Cheers,
Ben