Subject: Re: Question regarding source tree
To: Gerald C. Simmons <simmons@darykon.wa.com>
From: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
List: current-users
Date: 09/12/1996 00:04:32 
   What is the reason behind having some of this code under sys/dev?

because more than one port uses (or can use) it.  the stuff
in sys/dev/sun, for example, is used by both the sun3 and the
sparc ports.