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Subject: In-kernel PPPoE
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Just curious about why the in-kernel PPPoE interface was never ported 
from NetBSD or OpenBSD, to FreeBSD. Does anyone know why?

 From using it for a long time in OpenBSD I always found it quite stable 
and easy to use.

-Pierre