From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 22 18:25:47 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A94B106566C for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:25:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from thalia-smout.broadpark.no (thalia-smout.broadpark.no [80.202.8.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 539938FC0A for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:25:46 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Received: from ignis-smin.broadpark.no ([80.202.8.11]) by thalia-smout.broadpark.no (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u3-15.01 64bit (built Feb 12 2010)) with ESMTP id <0LFF003E1SIXH5A0@thalia-smout.broadpark.no> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:25:45 +0100 (CET) Received: from kg-v2.kg4.no ([84.48.120.77]) by ignis-smin.broadpark.no (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u3-15.01 64bit (built Feb 12 2010)) with SMTP id <0LFF003JHSIW9380@ignis-smin.broadpark.no> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:25:45 +0100 (CET) Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:25:44 +0100 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Message-id: <20110122192544.a1f1b0b2.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> In-reply-to: <287905.79246.qm@web110106.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <287905.79246.qm@web110106.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.0.3 (GTK+ 2.22.1; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.1) X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq; m"_0v; ~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Should I even try? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:25:47 -0000 On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:11:27 -0800 (PST) Super Biscuit wrote: > I don't have a degree in computer science nor do I have any certification= .=20 >=20 > I do have a PowerMac G3 Blue and White. I do have=A0 PowerMac G4 Quicksil= ver. I do use both of these daily. I will soon install FreeBSD on the iMac = G4 and use it daily.=20 >=20 > I am not a programmer. >=20 > I can tell the difference between lagging and optimal performance. >=20 > I am not always the most sociable, stable, or friendly person. >=20 >=20 > My tutorials are written so that a person with a GED can read and use the= m. Sorry, I don't know what a GED is (and I'm to lazy to look it up today). > (If you wonder, I have an associates in business, certfied as a chef, lic= ensed for selling options, certified for sanitation, hotel management certi= fication, and a bunch of other stuff. IE I am not stupid.) >=20 >=20 > With all of my complaining,=A0 narcissism, and self-pity aside... >=20 > is it even worth for a normal/layman to attempt anything? Well, it depends on you. Personally, I think that trying is always worthwhile.=20 People who are currently running (or trying to run) FreeBSD and ports on their PowerPC based machines today are a kind of pioneers - they're doing this before anybody else. But, it requires a lot of special qualities; patience, stubbornness, not giving up in spite of many failures, and keeping trying in spite of little feedback. So, personally I think you should continue. But the decision is up to you. Oh, and here is a small "trick" I use; when I'm banging my head against impossible problems on a project, I put it down and let it rest for a while, and do something else in the mean time. If I'm lucky, some project with a higher rate of success (or just easier to do). Keep up the good work! --=20 Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen