Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 21:20:29 +0100 From: Scott Mitchell <scott.mitchell@mail.com> To: shubhamr <shubhamr@malkauns.nsc.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Lost in BSD! Message-ID: <20020415212029.B317@fishballoon.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <3CBADD31.D740CBF2@malkauns.nsc.com>; from shubhamr@malkauns.nsc.com on Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 07:31:21PM %2B0530 References: <3CBADD31.D740CBF2@malkauns.nsc.com>
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On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 07:31:21PM +0530, shubhamr wrote: > Hello, > > I have installed FreeBSD5.0. > I wanted to know if it is backward compatible with 4.4BSD. I am writing > a network driver based on 4.4 Networking architecture.I wanted to know > if I can run the same driver on BSD5.0 version? > > Please help urgently. > > Thanks in advance > Regards > shubha I guess the answer is 'yes and no'. FreeBSD is indeed derived from 4.4BSD, but has accumulated quite a few changes over the years :-) That said, you should be able to port your driver without too much pain -- I'd suggest looking at the code for some of the existing FreeBSD drivers to see where the major differences are. HTH, Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott.mitchell@mail.com | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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