Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 20:44:59 -0700 From: pete@kesa26.Kesa.COM (Pete Delaney) To: pete@kesa26.Kesa.COM, jhs@vector.eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de Cc: rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com, freebsd-platforms@freebsd.org, pete@RockyMountain.rahul.net Subject: Re: FreeBSD CD-ROM 2.0.5 - Any SPARC Porting Underway? Message-ID: <9509010344.AA06598@kesa26.Kesa.COM>
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> Pete, > > Re. > > Are both groups now using cvs? > > & other comparitive questions ... > > As you'r new to both Net & Free BSD lists, & don't currently run either, > allow me to brief you: thanks > > NetBSD members are on record as preferring to speak for themselves, > & not have FreeBSD people do it for them, good. > > Some members of NetBSD monitor the FreeBSD lists, > Some members of FreeBSD probably monitor the NetBSD lists, > > To avoid flame wars we try not to summarise the other group's views, > actions etc. > Please ask them direct whatever you want, (but don't cross post to freebsd, > as that would contravene our policy Re cross posts.) I find the cross post policy a bit myoptic. Oh well. > If you wish to install NetBSD on your Sparc, & use it as a base, > & then start a port of FreeBSD to the Sparc, Yea I thought I'd give it a try as soon as I'm done this X-Server Touch Screen Hack. > or if you want to use the native Sun OS as a base, & port FreeBSD to the > Sparc, we on freebsd-platforms@FreeBSD.org will be interested to read > progress reports. I will likely do this in parallel on SunOS 4.1.4 and/or 4.1.3_U1. > If you work through our tree, (tracking our current src tree as it evolves) > & if you can offer nicely presented diff -c lists ready to cvs commit to our > master sources, I guess people here will be happy to see someone working on > a sparc port, & may likely be prepared to commit stuff :-) That would be nice. > But until you grab Free &/or Net BSD sources, this is just futures for now... I have the latest CD, 2.0.5, should be a good starting point. I hope to ftp the NetBSD and Linux stuff very soon now. Perhaps this evening while I'm hacking. > All the best, You too. Any word on how Angelika is doing? > > Julian S -petehelp
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