From owner-freebsd-sparc Wed Jan 19 9:19:13 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Received: from shell.monmouth.com (shell.monmouth.com [209.191.58.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A55051544B for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 09:19:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from pechter@bg-tc-ppp596.monmouth.com) Received: from bg-tc-ppp596.monmouth.com (root@bg-tc-ppp596.monmouth.com [209.191.59.30]) by shell.monmouth.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA19579; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:18:42 -0500 (EST) Received: (from pechter@localhost) by bg-tc-ppp596.monmouth.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id MAA04345; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:20:45 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from pechter) From: Bill Pechter Message-Id: <200001191720.MAA04345@bg-tc-ppp596.monmouth.com> Subject: Re: Sparc Port -- sounds good to me In-Reply-To: from John Sconiers at "Jan 19, 2000 10:12:06 am" To: John Sconiers Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:20:44 -0500 (EST) Cc: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Reply-To: bpechter@shell.monmouth.com X-Phone-Number: 732-935-0629 X-OS-Type: FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL66 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-sparc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > Great... > > Should we start with OpenBSD and begin with the userland stuff first > > to see how much ports over easily? > > Oops... We've got even more hardware. I forgot the ELC I've got as well... > > Quick question....shouldn't we start with NetBSD.....I'm under the > impression that OpenBSD's port _IS_ NetBSD's port with a few bug fixes and > stronger security and starting from NetBSD would be easier?? I may be > wrong. > > JOHN Pick one... The one advantage of OpenBSD is the packages system's already there. I've got CDROMS from both. Anyone have any preferences? (I also volunteer my Vax for the Vax port... and a MacII for the Mac port) FreeBSD-VAX sounds pretty good...) FreeBSD-VAX. Good Unix... done s_l_o_w. Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- bpechter@monmouth.com|pechter@pechter.dyndns.org|pechter@pechter.bsdonline.org Three things never anger: First, the one who runs your DEC, The one who does Field Service and the one who signs your check. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message