Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 11:25:21 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> To: <chad@DCFinc.com> Cc: <freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: functional differences between variants Message-ID: <008d01c0acee$d1cf6dc0$817e03cb@apana.org.au> References: <200103150119.SAA09475@freeway.dcfinc.com>
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OK that makes sense ... now is there any written info detailing exactly what is in each of the different versions or does one need to poke inside each one individually ?? I hoped the README's would cover that stuff but looks like they are almost "word for word" copies. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com> To: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> Cc: <freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 11:19 AM Subject: Re: functional differences between variants > As I recall, Doug Young wrote: > > Also, is there a reason why picoBSD development still appears to be > > concentrated on older versions of FreeBSD instead of something in the > > 4.x line ?? > > The kernel in the 4.x line is considerably larger than 2.2.x or > 3.5.x, and has some features (like improved SMP support) that is of > little use for Pico systems. When you're trying to smoosh stuff > down to fit on a floppy, every little bit (byte?) counts. > > -crl > -- > Chad R. Larson (CRL15) 602-953-1392 Brother, can you paradigm? > chad@dcfinc.com chad@larsons.org larson1@home.com > DCF, Inc. - 14623 North 49th Place, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-2207 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message
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