Re: Debian/GNU Freebsd

[Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org>]

On Sat, Feb 20, 1999 at 10:50:36AM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote:
> > Thanks seeS...!
> 
> err. i'm not seeS. i think you're confusing me with Craig Small. or
> someone else. i rarely bother with irc and when i do, it's as 'cas'.

Er, I know you're not seeS...  Brain malfunction, oops.  =>


> i think the OpenBSD kernel is probably more interesting.  IIRC, it
> was originally based on the NetBSD kernel, which runs on a lot more
> architectures than FreeBSD....and on a lot of architectures which Linux
> doesn't run on.
> 
> i don't think many people who are interested in Debian GNU/*BSD are at
> all interested in the bsd userland, as that wouldn't be debian.  The
> interesting thing would be debian running on another kernel.

Indeed...  I will take a look at the OpenBSD stuff, but I'm pretty sure
based on what I've found so far that OpenBSD isn't the same without
OpenBSD's userland.  mmmm, strong crypto in libc....

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