Excerpts from netbsd: 5-Oct-98 Re: X11R6 status? Toru
Nishimura@is.aist-n (1553)

> Unfortunately, it would be relatively large scale task to replace
> Xserver interface/rasterconsole, and I'm not sure it would be possible
> to have smooth transition to the new framework in future.  Matthias
> would provide his own thought. 

Agreed - The transition to wscons structures is hard,
more or less due to the fact that serial, kbd and mouse drivers
are closely tied in the existing code.
I think it's the way to go, but it should be kept as a separate
branch for a while, until all the needed hardware support is
complete.

best regards
Matthias