Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:27:19 +0200 From: Lars Engels <lme@FreeBSD.org> To: Klaus Espenlaub <Klaus.Espenlaub@Sun.COM> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VirtualBox looks for FreeBSD developer Message-ID: <20080919082719.GH676@e.0x20.net> In-Reply-To: <48C8F051.7060107@sun.com> References: <48C52718.5080807@sun.com> <ef8c8a880809081251q7d252c81tee99535ac8b8fdbf@mail.gmail.com> <48C8F051.7060107@sun.com>
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--Rgf3q3z9SdmXC6oT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:17:53PM +0200, Klaus Espenlaub wrote: > Hi, >=20 > Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > >On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Klaus Espenlaub <Klaus.Espenlaub@sun.com= > wrote: > >>#include <disclaimer> > >I speak for myself and nobody else. I do not claim that I in any way > >represent FreeBSD. > >>freebsd is yet another kernel for which the VirtualBox devs would have > >>to figure out how to safely achieve a few things normal applications > >>don't ever need. Like dealing with physical memory, getting along with > >>the scheduler and stuff like that. It's also true that the written > >>documentation in VirtualBox about this area leaves something to be > >>desired - again a manpower problem. > >It is easy for me as an outsider to see that this can be viewed from > >the opposite angle: > >"VirtualBox is just another virtualization solution for FreeBSD. We > >are sorry that the VirtualBox team can't find any time to provide the > >necessary documentation. Currently FreeBSD don't have any developers > >with enough free time to figure things out from the documentation > >available now. You see - it is simply a manpower problem." I think you could better ask for help on hackers@FreeBSD.org as there aren't too many kernel developers reading ports@ is guess. --Rgf3q3z9SdmXC6oT Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkjTYmcACgkQKc512sD3afi4BACdE0C3p++jfzxDZOgp2gaqPHaB 4mwAmgLhcGKMVrDfYY7/tMUe5gKrJDid =fFOB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Rgf3q3z9SdmXC6oT--
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