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Date:      Sun, 27 Dec 1998 14:57:24 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
Cc:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: wanton Atticizing is bad 
Message-ID:  <199812272257.OAA05423@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 27 Dec 1998 20:01:20 %2B0200." <199812271801.UAA38580@greenpeace.grondar.za> 

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> 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
> the commercial sound driver).

The "ultimate goal" for KLD modules is for them to be able to be built 
standalone.  If your KLD doesn't require intimate knowledge of the 
internals of the kernel, then that's already quite feasible.

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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\  end it's only with yourself.  \\  msmith@cdrom.com



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