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To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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Subject: Re: Non-Intel Hardware and FreeBSD 
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Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1995 18:36:50 -0700
From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>
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Not sure if this applicable however on comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
there was an interesting thread of netbsd slugging it out with
Linus. The center topic was linux and netbsd on different platforms.

An Alpha Port of FreeBSD would definitely be most cool 8)

	Cheers,
	Amancio


>>> "Jordan K. Hubbard" said:
 > > Question:
 > > 	Is it possible, or is there work in progress, to change the
 > > structure of the kernel and other sources to allow for multiple
 > > hardware platforms in the FreeBSD project?
 > 
 > It's certainly possible, though there's a lot of work that needs doing
 > in order to make such things happen and we're a bit short-handed, so
 > we simply keep working on what will bring us the greatest amount of
 > return (i386).
 > 
 > A SPARC port was done, but it sort of mouldered and is waiting for
 > David to pick it up again when HE has time (it's penciled in for
 > August 21st, 2007 on his calendar I think).
 > 
 > Someone is working on an ALPHA port, but he's been pretty quiet about it.
 > I'll let him volunteer any further information, if he has any.
 > 
 > Terry talks about doing a PowerPC port fairly often - does that count
 > for anything? :-)
 > 
 > 						Jordan
 >