From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Dec 19 20: 3:30 2000 From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 19 20:03:28 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from smtp.attica.net.nz (mail.attica.net.nz [202.180.64.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3A2DA37B400 for ; Tue, 19 Dec 2000 20:03:27 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 1117 invoked from network); 20 Dec 2000 04:03:22 -0000 Received: from 202-180-75-33.iff0.attica.net.nz (HELO davep200.afterswish.com) (202.180.75.33) by mail.attica.net.nz with SMTP; 20 Dec 2000 04:03:22 -0000 Message-Id: <5.0.0.25.1.20001220165347.01afc820@pop3.i4free.co.nz> X-Sender: dmpreece@pop3.i4free.co.nz X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0 Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 16:59:03 +1300 To: seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach) From: David Preece Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <200012200354.VAA09328@guild.plethora.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 21:54 19/12/00 -0600, you wrote: > >Presumably it's all going to go a little tits-up when they start getting > >series 8 parts? > >I was about to ask you to explain why this would be a problem, but I suppose >you can't. :) I thought they were using intel 82559's and came with FreeBSD 4.x preinstalled... http://www.bsdi.com/products/pdfs/1200_series.qxd.pdf >Anyway, I haven't heard anything, but this could be an issue >for BSD/OS, too, since the exp(4) driver is shipped to source license >customers... exp? fxp! Oh, I suppose it might be exp in BSD/OS, I dunno. >-s David Preece To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message