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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!hookup!olivea!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com!jmonroy From: jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) Subject: Re: The Real reasons the *BSDs should cooperate, if not merge. Message-ID: <jmonroyCyIvIx.46z@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] References: <38pb93$ls9@spool.cs.wisc.edu> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 05:35:15 GMT Lines: 39 Jon Cargille (jcargill@grilled.cs.wisc.edu) wrote: : [...I'm sending this letter to the core groups of both FreeBSD and : NetBSD, as well as posting it in the USENET groups. Sorry for the : length of this...] : : :: [ deleted message ] :: : : Call to Arms: : At the *VERY* minimum, I think it would behoove the *BSDers to move to : a single ABI, so that each OS could run binaries compiled for the : other. Personally, I still think everyone would benefit if the two : groups could get along well enough to implement either a partial : (kernel-only), or more substantial (whole-world) merge. : Any comments from the Peanut Gallery? : OK, kids get in early on this one cause... bombs are away. eg. comp.os.386bsd.development is usually 12-15 messages When the 386BSD CD-ROM hits my hands next week, of the week after, I'll be on the Net as I can to let you know "what's up!". At this point in time, you'll see the sh*t hit the fan.... get this in early, ' cause when the train starts to roll - only the ticketed passangers will ride...... (htere got 3-4 spelling mistakes in tonight... I feel better!) -- Jesus Monroy Jr jmonroy@netcom.com Zebra Research /386BSD/device-drivers /fd /qic /clock /documentation ___________________________________________________________________________