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Gentoo uses devfs.  However, devfs is marked as OBSOLETE in the 2.6
kernel, which may be why Mandrake 10 doesn't use it.  The kernel
developers appear to be embracing udev instead:

<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev_vs_devfs";>http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev_vs_devfs</a>
<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-FAQ";>http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-FAQ</a>
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