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OT/ I hardly ever see “fringe OS’s” port Linux drivers, but a lot of them do port drivers from NetBSD. I wonder why?
by remix2000 5y ago
OT/ I hardly ever see “fringe OS’s” port Linux drivers, but a lot of them do port drivers from NetBSD. I wonder why?
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- qwerty456127 5y agoThat's explained here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28218619 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28218619 NetBSD drivers are particularly convenient to port, also because of the license. I don't think it is reasonably easy to port Linux drivers but they can be a good source of inspiration and hints when engineering drivers of your own.