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From: crt@tiamat.umd.umich.edu (Rob Shady)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development
Subject: Re: Whats up with the OS/2 port of NetBSD?
Date: 3 Jan 1994 08:17:08 -0500
Organization: Univerisity of Michigan - Dearborn
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pcbsd@netcom.com (PCBSD Development Manager) writes:

[Misc. Deleted]

>Our goal is...
>to be as closely compatible with NetBSD and BSD4.4 as possible given some
>OS/2 limitations.

Now this is somewhat more realistic than what you had stated before...

>PCBSD is also evolving to include System 5 support.

That could be a big mistake.. Unless your leaving the BSD4.4 stuff in as
well (although some of it conflicts, which may make it difficult).