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>>Dtrace is (seems, at least) to be a very powerful tool. Eventual coders
>>could/should get their inspiration out of the work of Sun engineers. But
>>remember, the volunteers of the FreeBSD project aren't paid to do what
>>they do. 2 years and 3 full-time engineers were needed to accomplish
>>Dtrace so I think seeing a similar utility in the near future for FreeBSD
>>is very hopeless.
>>
> So what?

Don't you think this is a candidate for funding from the FreeBSD foundation ?

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