Date: Tue, 11 Mar 97 00:14:51 -0600 From: Kim Shrier <kim@tinker.com> To: freebsd-platforms@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FAQ? Message-ID: <9703110614.AA29992@localhost>
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Michael Smith wrote: > Kim Shrier stands accused of saying: > > Michael Smith wrote: > > > > > ... If you're > > >talking about porting FreeBSD _to_ the PPC, then there's a gang of mad > > >platform porters that are starting to think about what has to be done > > >to make FreeBSD platform-friendly. > > > > How would one contact this band of mad platform porters? > > I think you've picked a fairly good place, actually. There's various > noise about the Alpha coming from Jordan, and some interest in a Mips > port as well. Terry Lambert was working on the PPC code previously; I > understand he was using AIX as a development platform, but had some > problems with documentation suppliers screwing him around. > Can you tell us a little more about your plans? Are you just looking > for something to toy with, or do you have a plan of action of some > sort? Which PPC plaform are you looking at targetting? What > documentation do you have? Have you looked at the NetBSD port yet? I have no plan of action. I like the ppc and I use FreeBSD at home and at work. I use my position as network administrator to displace as many Windows NT systems as possible and replace them with FreeBSD. I have a 133 mhz BeBox at home, which has 2 133 mhz 603e processors. If there is an effort to port FreeBSD to the ppc, I thought I could help in my spare time. I haven't looked at the NetBSD port yet, but I will now. Kim Shrier kim@tinker.com
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