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Date:      Sat, 8 Dec 2018 22:56:40 -0600
From:      Justin Hibbits <chmeeedalf@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Changes in porting based on new freeBSD support model?
Message-ID:  <20181208225640.44358223@ralga.knownspace>
In-Reply-To: <CADHh_%2BrfKokqx6y73twP=voTfzUPQamaeTVaGALUm6GcpwA1ZA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, 9 Dec 2018 02:22:25 +0100
Daniel Sharoh <d.sharoh@donders.ru.nl> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Sorry if this is question is not supposed to go here. I've been using
> the freeBSD PPC port as a desktop since 10.3, which is now EoL. I see
> freeBSD follows a new support model, but given the tier 2 status of
> the PPC port, it is unclear to me how closely work for PPC tracks
> fully supported architectures. Is there conventional wisdom about
> when upgrading PPC freeBSD is sensible? It took a good deal of effort
> to build a working system on this old iMac G5, and I'm not sure
> attempting an upgrade is worth it if the main development target is
> the newer POWER systems.
> 
> Thanks!
> 

Hi,

Although our primary new work is targeting the POWER systems, we have
no plans to abandon the Apple PowerMac platforms.  Though I no longer
have a working G5 for FreeBSD myself, I make every effort to debug with
those who do, and anything that's shared with the G4 I can test on my
various G4 systems.

- Justin



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