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Re: Definition of NetBSD users



On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 01:40:46PM +0000, Dennis den Brok wrote:
> If portability means the ease of porting an OS to a new platform,
> probably, but if it is measured by the number of supported platforms,
> then...
[...]
> I think the most sensible goal in this context would be to try to keep
> NetBSD's source as portable as (reasonably) possible...

the proof is in the porting.  running code on alternate platforms
demonstrates this.  "reasonableness" of portability is of course a
matter for the maintainer to decide.  ;)

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