From owner-freebsd-www Mon Jul 8 6:40:26 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-www@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81CC037B400 for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 06:40:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05F8E43E54 for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 06:40:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g68De2JU016690 for ; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 06:40:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.4/8.12.4/Submit) id g68De2af016689; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 06:40:02 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 06:40:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200207081340.g68De2af016689@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-www@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: "Justin C. Sherrill" Subject: Re: www/40060:Web page /project/ppc.html could use small update (text supplied) Reply-To: "Justin C. Sherrill" Sender: owner-freebsd-www@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR www/40060; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Justin C. Sherrill" To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: www/40060:Web page /project/ppc.html could use small update (text supplied) Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 09:35:22 -0400 I got my act together and produced a diff for /en/platforms/ppc/sgml. I've gone over this with Benno, FreeBSD/ppc project lead and the other folks on the ppc mailing list, and it has been pronouced safe for human consumption. --- ppc.sgml.old Wed Feb 6 07:07:41 2002 +++ ppc.sgml Mon Jul 8 09:26:57 2002 @@ -11,20 +11,117 @@

This page contains information about porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC.

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FreeBSD/ppc Specific Links

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General Information

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Other Links of Interest

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Latest News

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  • 3 July, 2002 : This page has been + significantly updated. FreeBSD/PowerPC currently boots almost to + the point of reaching single-user mode.

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  • An older news list can be found on + Benno's page, + and you can view the + bootup log.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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  1. What is the FreeBSD/PowerPC project?
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  2. What hardware are you targetting?
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  3. What is the current status?
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  4. How can I acquire FreeBSD/PowerPC?
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  5. Who should I contact?
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What is the FreeBSD/PowerPC project?

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FreeBSD/PowerPC is a port of the FreeBSD operating system + to computers with the PowerPC processor, most notably + recent Macintosh computers.

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What hardware are you targetting?

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At the moment "New World" (i.e. colourful case) + Apple Macintoshes. Other platforms, such as older + PowerMacs and non-Apple computers using Open Firmware, + are expected to be targetted later on.

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What is the current status?

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FreeBSD/PowerPC currently is on the verge of booting + to single-user mode.

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How can I acquire FreeBSD/PowerPC?

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FreeBSD/PowerPC is mostly in cvs for -CURRENT.

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Who should I contact?

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Benno Rice is the project lead. + Contact him if you can contribute code. If you just want + to know about the status of this project, check this page + regularly or join the + FreeBSD/PowerPC mailing list.

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