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From: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
Subject: Re: Online.net new offer featuring ARMv7 based servers [LONG]
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According to Warner Losh:
> The ideal we’re striving for is to be able to use unmodified vendor DTS
> files. We’re not there yet, and there’s some issues that need to be overcome
> in specific cases before we will be there. If you or anybody else is doing
> work in this area, please consider improving the compatibility. We’ll gain
> more in the long run, imho.

The thing is that I know next to nothing with respect to ARM stuff.  I can make machines available through online.net incl. serial console access and do liaison with them though.

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Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr
In memoriam to Ondine : http://ondine.keltia.net/