VirtualBox looks for FreeBSD developer

Lars Engels lme at FreeBSD.org
Fri Sep 19 08:27:22 UTC 2008


On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:17:53PM +0200, Klaus Espenlaub wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote:
> >On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 3:22 PM, Klaus Espenlaub <Klaus.Espenlaub at sun.com> wrote:
> >>#include <disclaimer>
> >I speak for myself and nobody else. I do not claim that I in any way
> >represent FreeBSD.
> >>freebsd is yet another kernel for which the VirtualBox devs would have
> >>to figure out how to safely achieve a few things normal applications
> >>don't ever need. Like dealing with physical memory, getting along with
> >>the scheduler and stuff like that. It's also true that the written
> >>documentation in VirtualBox about this area leaves something to be
> >>desired - again a manpower problem.
> >It is easy for me as an outsider to see that this can be viewed from
> >the opposite angle:
> >"VirtualBox is just another virtualization solution for FreeBSD. We
> >are sorry that the VirtualBox team can't find any time to provide the
> >necessary documentation. Currently FreeBSD don't have any developers
> >with enough free time to figure things out from the documentation
> >available now. You see - it is simply a manpower problem."

I think you could better ask for help on hackers at FreeBSD.org as there
aren't too many kernel developers reading ports@ is guess.
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