Subject: Re: make kernel with aic7xxx driver (960511)
To: Jan-Hinrich Fessel <oskar@zappa.unna.ping.de>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: current-users
Date: 05/14/1996 23:26:18
On Tue, 14 May 1996 23:20:02 +0200
Jan-Hinrich Fessel <oskar@zappa.unna.ping.de> wrote:
> So, why is this not integrated into -current, before code-freeze for an
> eventual next release? Are you imposing a core-unacceptable license on this
> code?
It's being looked at, and when I spoke with charles last (a couple of
days ago), he said he planned on having it in 1.2.
> And yes, I can live with #if defined(__*BSD__) in kernel space. At least this
> can document the changes between *BSD and leads to a more widespread effort in
> propagating *BSD against LINUX, though this battle may be lost already.
...and there's already lots of:
#if defined(__NetBSD__)
[ . . . ]
#elif defined(__bsdi__)
[ . . . ]
#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
[ . . . ]
#endif
...in sys/dev/pci :-)
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