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From: Stephen Robert Norris <srn@flibble.psrg.cs.usyd.edu.au>
Reply-To: Stephen Robert Norris <srn@flibble.psrg.cs.usyd.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Some one working on a SPARC version?
To: Pedro Giffuni <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co>
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> Howdy,
> Both NetBSD and Linux seem to have started in the multiplatform world
> with a SPARC port. We probably even have a BSD "market" there with all
> the people that preferred to stay with SunOS 4.1 instead of Solaris.
> Is someone working on this port?
> 
> Pedro.
> 
> (BTW There is a nice crosscompíling kit in:
> http://www.estec.esa.nl/wsmwww/erc32/freesoft.html )

Actually, Linux had an Alpha port first, then, IIRC a 680x0, _then_ a SPARC
port, then PPC...

	Stephen