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eivind@dimaga.com said:
> I hereby propose changing the default declaration of NULL under 
> FreeBSD from #define NULL 0 to #define NULL ((void*)0) for better 
> type-safety and ease of transition to other architechtures (e.g. 
> Alpha). 

Well, once you understand ANSI you get over this compulsion to
sprinkle your code with NULL, so I don't see the point.

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