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On Thu, 2008-03-20 at 08:50 +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> > I've read the handbook and just about anything on linux compat under
> > freebsd. I am particularly interested in drivers under linux compat.
> 
> emulation allows execution of normal linux programs, not drivers

Ok. So input devices won't work either? I refer to this page here:
http://people.freebsd.org/~3d/apps/games/unreal_tournament/

What is the driver mentioned here?

Incidentally, what is the difference between linux and bsd drivers? The
drivers in question are manufacturers binaries for linux in an RPM;
hence the question. Plus I came across several notations regarding
building or using drivers from linux in bsd (linux-kmod-compat port, the
above link, and more).

For reference I'm merely very curious, not argumentative on this. Cheers
for any answers offered.