Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 21:58:32 GMT From: Robert Swindells <rjs@fdy2.demon.co.uk> To: mtempel@visi.com Cc: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sparc Port -- sounds good to me Message-ID: <200001192158.VAA00378@fdy2.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <000901bf62c6$760aa900$49ec62d1@dirac> (mtempel@visi.com)
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Mark Tempel wrote: >> On Wed, Jan 19, 2000 at 10:12:06AM -0600, John Sconiers wrote: >> > 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?? >> >> OpenBSD was that 2.5 years ago. Think how much FreeBSD has changed in >> that time -- that is how much OpenBSD has diverged from NetBSD. >> >> Personally I would suggest NetBSD because /usr/pkgsrc/cross/ might >> provide a better starting point at the cross toolchain. >> >I would suggest NetBSD. This is because the alpha port was done >from a NetBSD base, and we could (hopefully) leverage the knowledge >gained from that port in our efforts. I would be more likely to try to help if it were based on NetBSD as well. I already run it on a StrongARM system and was planning on using the same source tree for my SS2. Robert Swindells To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-sparc" in the body of the message
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