Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 10:08:43 +0100 (BST) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> Cc: dima@best.net, jb@freebsd.org, cvs-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: www/en/alpha Makefile alpha.sgml bootstrapping.sgml current.sgml Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.01.9809301007460.388-100000@herring.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <199809300743.RAA03760@cimlogic.com.au>
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On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, John Birrell wrote: > Dima Ruban wrote: > > > Delete obsolete information about bootstrapping FreeBSD/Alpha on > > > NetBSD. We can't do that anymore. And before people scream... that's > > > actually good because it means that FreeBSD/Alpha has become wholly > > > FreeBSD. An achievement I think. > > > > Does that mean that in the nearest future we will have a fully functional > > snapshot with installation floppies etc etc? :-) > > I'm not sure what other people think, but I think the time is right to > provide a beta release of FreeBSD/Alpha with 3.0. There are still a > few things hanging in the balance - like boot blocks and kld. Perhaps > Mike Smith can comment on the state of those? The boot blocks are ok for now. The real missing component is sysinstall. Actually installing the thing still needs some careful hand-bootstrapping with a NetBSD floppy. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 951 1891 Fax: +44 181 381 1039
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