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Date:      Thu, 8 Feb 2007 02:56:57 -0500
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>
Cc:        stable@freebsd.org, Michael Nottebrock <lofi@freebsd.org>, Joe Vender <jvender@owensboro.net>
Subject:   Re: pppd crashes, was: kde-freebsd] Question about KPPP on FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <20070208075657.GA98754@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1070208170852.12110A-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au>
References:  <200702071933.35688.lofi@freebsd.org> <Pine.BSF.3.96.1070208170852.12110A-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au>

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On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 06:38:08PM +1100, Ian Smith wrote:

> Not to suggest that any pppd/kernel interaction problems ought not to be
> addressed by those wishing to maintain pppd for linux compatibility or
> other reasons, but the reality is that most FreeBSD users have long
> preferred user ppp for dialup, and more recently for ADSL via PPPoE.

Not that it contradicts anything you said, but it's worth
re-emphasizing that there is apparently no-one in the community
interested in maintaining pppd on FreeBSD, which is how it got to the
current sorry state.

Kris

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