Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 15:54:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Kelly Yancey <kbyanc@posi.net> To: Jack Twilley <jmt@tbe.net> Cc: freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Status of FreeBSD on the Sparc architecture? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10006291552060.9682-100000@kronos.networkrichmond.com> In-Reply-To: <m3u2ecb8a0.fsf@duchess.twilley.org>
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On 29 Jun 2000, Jack Twilley wrote: > I have a home network of four machines -- firewall, server, > workstation, laptop -- plus another eight or nine machines used for > different purposes. I'm evaluating FreeBSD as a replacement for > Linux, and so far it looks good. My only concern is that I can't find > any information about the status of FreeBSD on the Sparc. My > firewall's a Sparc, and I'd want it to run FreeBSD just like the rest > of the network. > > I have four or five years' experience doing the sysadmin thing, and I > know my way around a compiler. I can write bug reports, and can go > through documentation looking for errors. I'm a little nervous about > writing new code, but I have a little skill at finding bugs in other > people's code. I can dedicate ten to fifteen hours a week to helping > make this work, if it'll really work. > > Anyone know what's up with this? > Work is underway on a sparc port, but it is *very* early in development. If you are interested, see http://people.FreeBSD.org/~obrien/freebsd-sparc/ and subscribe to the freebsd-sparc mailing list. You might also want to read the freebsd-sparc archives first to get up to speed. Kelly -- Kelly Yancey - kbyanc@posi.net - Belmont, CA System Administrator, eGroups.com http://www.egroups.com/ Maintainer, BSD Driver Database http://www.posi.net/freebsd/drivers/ Coordinator, Team FreeBSD http://www.posi.net/freebsd/Team-FreeBSD/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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