Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:12:04 -0400 From: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> To: utisoft@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Alexander Best <alexbestms@uni-muenster.de> Subject: Re: sharing code between the various *BSDs Message-ID: <AANLkTinv63hi0i2cXilw4lZh9CgJNy2RuLsv3tsLR4el@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTik4noWKbphaQ3VADO1Vt0JJxtJimN25gFbcHVKl@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTikCxIsbWKbWVPlkHnzsfhCtYiX2kX4iVz_pcC12@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTik4noWKbphaQ3VADO1Vt0JJxtJimN25gFbcHVKl@mail.gmail.com>
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On 21 June 2010 18:13, Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 21 Jun 2010 23:12, "Alexander Best" <alexbestms@uni-muenster.de> wrote: >> >> hi there, >> >> i can't remember where i read this the other day, but i found this to >> be a great idea. basically the idea was to have one code pool which >> all the *bsd flavours share and also to which every *bsd committer has >> access and can make changes. especially code in /bin, /sbin, usr/bin, >> /usr/sbin or /usr/share (probably other places too) would benefit from >> this a lot. right now most of the work that gets done in one of these >> places by lets say dragonfly won't make it into freebsd or netbsd for >> a long time. or what's even worse: sometimes people document problems >> or bugs which have already been fixed in some other *bsd. if somebody >> fixes the problem that's just wasted time because it's been done >> beforehand. >> >> would this be even possible or not at all? > Politics... > There are architectural issues. You would think that a Ford 302 V8 would be a fairly simple swap into an old 305 engined 1979 Impala, given that they use the same fuel, the same lubricant, the same coolant, the same basic voltage, are within 1% displacement, and turn at similar RPMs, but the case is simply not so. -- --
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