From owner-freebsd-sparc Tue Nov 17 08:42:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA03386 for freebsd-sparc-outgoing; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 08:42:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from obie.softweyr.com ([204.68.178.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA03346 for ; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 08:42:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wes@softweyr.com) Received: from softweyr.com (wes@zaphod.softweyr.com [204.68.178.35]) by obie.softweyr.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA01479; Tue, 17 Nov 1998 09:41:27 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wes@softweyr.com) Message-ID: <3651A737.385F86B7@softweyr.com> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 09:41:27 -0700 From: Wes Peters Organization: Softweyr llc X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (X11; U; FreeBSD 2.2.6-RELEASE i386) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Christoph Haas CC: Adam Migus , freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Semi-Historical Note [jasone@canonware.com: Disinvolvement w References: <19981116235412.YBTG25684.fep04-svc@winworkstation> <3650CC6E.EFE56232@morgan.ucs.mun.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Christoph Haas wrote: > > Adam Migus writes: > > > I am willing to dedicate my free time to this cause as well as any > > resources I have. My purpose for mailing is to insist that this project > > warrants support and should not die! > > And so do I think. But we should (as I read somewhere else) not limit > this port to UltraSPARC only. I have a (at least for me) well equipped > SPARCStation 4 (which uses a 110MHz MicroSPARC = sun4m) that I'm > willing to boot with *BSD and Solaris 7. I'm interested in learning how > to port various BSDs to it (Open, Net and now FreeBSD) and to my Alpha > in my free time, which will not be as much as I would like to have in the next > months. But nevertheless, let's get it going... > > > Is there anyone out there that can take an authoritive role in this project? > > I'm afraid, but 1) I don't have the necessary experiences and 2) no > time at all (well, nearly...). You're not going to find anyone with the experience to do this; if someone with the experience was on the project, it would be done. I too have a SPARCstation 5 and an a few hours a week to load, compile, test, and file bug reports, and can probably even help with some of the userland stuff, but just don't have the time to dedicate to a full-pitch effort on the SPARC port; I have too many other irons in the fire. Adam, if you want it, step up to the plate. Someone long ago offered that the best way to start this port is to get the entire FreeBSD userland running on NetBSD-SPARC kernel. Wanna jump on that? -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message