Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 14:53:21 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> Cc: Chris Csanady <ccsanady@friley585.res.iastate.edu>, Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>, John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu>, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ELF kernels: When? Message-ID: <199804242153.OAA01666@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 22 Apr 1998 22:30:33 BST." <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980422222253.21783H-100000@herring.nlsystems.com>
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>> So, does anyone know enough about bootblocks to look at integrating NetBSD's? >> They have done a significant amount of work in this area it seems, and they >> already have a two-stage design. Trying to squeeze every last bit out of >> the current blocks seems futile.. > > I looked at them once about a year ago. They ought to work without too > much trouble. The major issues are build-related; the NetBSD bootblocks have a ringworm-like grip on the rest of the kernel source tree which has resisted the last couple of efforts I've put into separating them. > > Are there any arguments against doing this? > > Whats the license on the NetBSD boot code? I haven't seen anything in there other than the BSD license. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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