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Date:      Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:26:25 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Jason Evans <jasone@canonware.com>
To:        Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
Cc:        Scott MacFiggen <smf@activesw.com>, sparc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Status?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907011723120.19167-100000@sturm.canonware.com>
In-Reply-To: <377193F0.2B1F40EB@softweyr.com>

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On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Wes Peters wrote:
> Scott MacFiggen wrote:
> > 
> > "Robert S. Sciuk" wrote:
> > > OpenBSD and NetBSD both work on 32 bit sparc ... I guess that's where
> > > we'll have to look for the near term.
> > 
> > I see... Thanks for the info.
> > 
> > The FAQ says Jason Evans tracked down a lot of documentation that
> > outsiders wouldn't be able to get.. Did he ever post this info
> > anywhere?
> 
> Sun doesn't have documentation outsiders wouldn't be able to get, for 
> the most part.  Finding it and paying for it are separate issues.

Not completely true.  Some needed information for device configuration on
the boards I was working with was only to be found on circuit diagrams
with "Proprietary/Confidential" stamped all over them.  Granted, a bit of
reverse engineering could get one past such road blocks...

Jason



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