Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 21:29:49 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: propose: all arch move into a separate dir Message-ID: <20100307052949.GB70613@dragon.NUXI.org> In-Reply-To: <7d6fde3d1003060128r46403703k8cead7f37f80e83a@mail.gmail.com> References: <20100304191311.GE3171@lonesome.com> <619814.37821.qm@web59102.mail.re1.yahoo.com> <7d6fde3d1003060128r46403703k8cead7f37f80e83a@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 01:28:24AM -0800, Garrett Cooper wrote: > FWIW, NetBSD's charter has been to run their OS on a number of > architectures, not just a primary set of architectures; OpenBSD's > charter differs -- if we all were NetBSD or OpenBSD, then we'd all be > using the same thing. But we aren't and that's probably not going to > change anytime soon [at least not without community backing and a We aren't? At this point it seems any architecture an be brought into FreeBSD without regard to critical mass or ability to support it to the standards of our past. I do believe FreeBSD's character does not include chasing every embedded platform where there is energy and talent for the initial port. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is top-posting (putting a reply at the top of the message) frowned upon? Let's not play "Jeopardy-style quoting"
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