Havard.Eidnes@runit.sintef.no writes:
> I think the rationale at one point was that the kernel should
> provide a uniform interface to such things as mice, so that user
> programs do not have to worry about different mouse protocols.

Perhaps the NetBSD version of the X server could be ifdef-ed such that
the mouse spec in the XF86Config file is effectively ignored? (Maybe
with a warning printed out "Ignoring PS/2 mouse spec" or something
along those lines.)

Having the kernel provide a uniform interface is a very unix-like
thing to do...

-wolfgang