Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 20:17:39 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: wanton Atticizing is bad Message-ID: <199812271817.UAA38656@greenpeace.grondar.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of " Sun, 27 Dec 1998 13:07:07 EST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812271304310.6613-100000@janus.syracuse.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812271304310.6613-100000@janus.syracuse.net>
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Brian Feldman wrote: > > We now need (tr: I would like) some kind of "ports-like" mechanism > > for kernel bits, such as example kld so devices can be written by > > the general population _and_maintained_ as ports code (kinda like > > Agree, MORE than wholeheartedly! I was thinking of proposing > converting these older drivers to modules in ports, with the > associated utilities, but I thought it would be too risque to > propose. It probably is, seeing as noone wants to maintain these > drivers let alone modularize them. The ports idea brings a question > though: what do we do about device majors? I suppose DEVFS will really fix that problem; if the lkd has some mechanism to request a major number out of a pool set aside for the purpose, and DEVFS could make it visible. > > the commercial sound driver). > > OSS is horrible. Sure, but it is separately maintained - that is the point. We do not have or need its code in the kernel, it is an LKM written by "outsiders" IIRC. M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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