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Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 14:11:12 -0700 (MST)
From: Eric Fox <eric@fox.phoenix.az.us>
To: Todd Vierling <tv@pobox.com>
cc: Ken Nakata <kenn@synap.ne.jp>, thorpej@nas.nasa.gov,
        netbsd-advocacy@NetBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Community Issues ** LONG ** 
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On Mon, 22 Feb 1999, Todd Vierling wrote:

> 
> There was a discussion here about it some time ago.  Unfortunately, Sun
> didn't care much for NetBSD thanks to FreeBSD's name recognition--and they
> went about working on FreeBSD. What work they have done, I have no idea.  
> However, I have strong suspicions that Eduardo will have NetBSD/sparc64 up
> to snuff sooner than they'll get FreeBSD to production quality.
> 

If so, it should be generously offered to them [Sun] immediately.

  /\---/\  Eric J Fox
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