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Date:      Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:27:19 +0200
From:      Lars Engels <lme@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Klaus Espenlaub <Klaus.Espenlaub@Sun.COM>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: VirtualBox looks for FreeBSD developer
Message-ID:  <20080919082719.GH676@e.0x20.net>
In-Reply-To: <48C8F051.7060107@sun.com>
References:  <48C52718.5080807@sun.com> <ef8c8a880809081251q7d252c81tee99535ac8b8fdbf@mail.gmail.com> <48C8F051.7060107@sun.com>

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On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:17:53PM +0200, Klaus Espenlaub wrote:
> Hi,
>=20
> Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote:
> >On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Klaus Espenlaub <Klaus.Espenlaub@sun.com=
> wrote:
> >>#include <disclaimer>
> >I speak for myself and nobody else. I do not claim that I in any way
> >represent FreeBSD.
> >>freebsd is yet another kernel for which the VirtualBox devs would have
> >>to figure out how to safely achieve a few things normal applications
> >>don't ever need. Like dealing with physical memory, getting along with
> >>the scheduler and stuff like that. It's also true that the written
> >>documentation in VirtualBox about this area leaves something to be
> >>desired - again a manpower problem.
> >It is easy for me as an outsider to see that this can be viewed from
> >the opposite angle:
> >"VirtualBox is just another virtualization solution for FreeBSD. We
> >are sorry that the VirtualBox team can't find any time to provide the
> >necessary documentation. Currently FreeBSD don't have any developers
> >with enough free time to figure things out from the documentation
> >available now. You see - it is simply a manpower problem."

I think you could better ask for help on hackers@FreeBSD.org as there
aren't too many kernel developers reading ports@ is guess.

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