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Date:      Tue, 3 Jun 1997 17:04:24 +0930 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Minor linux_emul update
Message-ID:  <199706030734.RAA02671@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <19970603082347.TZ02340@uriah.heep.sax.de> from J Wunsch at "Jun 3, 97 08:23:47 am"

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J Wunsch stands accused of saying:
> As Michael Smith wrote:
> 
> > > I hope there's a sysctl to set it? :-)
> > 
> > Uhh, no, at the moment that's left as an exercise for the pirate. 8)
> 
> Why pirate?  Somehow, you must generate the number, one way or the
> other.  You know it...  I've got no ethernet at all, so what's the
> returned number?

It's empty, and you require a different license type.

>  I replace my first ethernet card by a totally
> different number, am i required to change my license?

Yes. 

Note that the above is "reality".  I loudly reserve comment on whether I
like it 8)
 
> >   Can you
> > have sysctl variables in LKMs?
> 
> Last time i've been looking for it, this didn't work.  IMHO, there
> should be a way for it.

That kinda sinks the whole thing then. 8(

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