From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 7 05:29:50 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 184D0106564A for ; Sun, 7 Mar 2010 05:29:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.org) Received: from dragon.nuxi.org (trang.nuxi.org [74.95.12.85]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D14F98FC1D for ; Sun, 7 Mar 2010 05:29:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from dragon.nuxi.org (obrien@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dragon.nuxi.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o275TnXI092806; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 21:29:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.nuxi.org) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.nuxi.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o275TncP092805; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 21:29:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 21:29:49 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" To: Garrett Cooper Message-ID: <20100307052949.GB70613@dragon.NUXI.org> Mail-Followup-To: obrien@freebsd.org, Garrett Cooper , freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <20100304191311.GE3171@lonesome.com> <619814.37821.qm@web59102.mail.re1.yahoo.com> <7d6fde3d1003060128r46403703k8cead7f37f80e83a@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7d6fde3d1003060128r46403703k8cead7f37f80e83a@mail.gmail.com> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT X-to-the-FBI-CIA-and-NSA: HI! HOW YA DOIN? User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: propose: all arch move into a separate dir X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: obrien@freebsd.org List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:29:50 -0000 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"