From owner-freebsd-platforms Mon Mar 10 22:15:32 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA29674 for platforms-outgoing; Mon, 10 Mar 1997 22:15:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from tinker.com (troll.tinker.com [204.214.7.146]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA29668 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 1997 22:15:28 -0800 (PST) Received: by localhost (8.7.5/8.7.3) Received: by mail.tinker.com via smap (V1.3) id sma000506; Tue Mar 11 00:27:45 1997 Received: by localhost (8.7.5/8.7.3) id XAA28323 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 1997 23:52:18 -0600 (CST) Received: by localhost (NX5.67e/) id AA29992; Tue, 11 Mar 97 00:14:51 -0600 Message-Id: <9703110614.AA29992@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3 v118.2) Received: by NeXT.Mailer (1.118.2) From: Kim Shrier Date: Tue, 11 Mar 97 00:14:51 -0600 To: freebsd-platforms@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FAQ? Reply-To: kim@tinker.com Sender: owner-platforms@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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