From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 27 05:48:57 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6832106566C for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:48:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scp@zm.mainstream.net) Received: from zm.mainstream.net (zm.mainstream.net [192.231.143.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CC908FC16 for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:48:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by zm.mainstream.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1DFB2000FC for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:04:14 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at zm.mainstream.net Received: from zm.mainstream.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zm.mainstream.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 8G4rL4VKp8OC for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:04:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from [10.129.1.187] (c-75-68-48-51.hsd1.nh.comcast.net [75.68.48.51]) by zm.mainstream.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5B2802000FB for ; Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:04:14 -0500 (EST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) From: "Steven C. Peterson" In-Reply-To: <013601cbbce4$5a103c90$0e30b5b0$@net> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:04:13 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <61100F80-D31C-4331-808F-F2DE87FD5364@zm.mainstream.net> References: <013601cbbce4$5a103c90$0e30b5b0$@net> To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) Subject: Re: Bailing on Solaris? X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:48:57 -0000 I also have been lurking and hacking on trying to get freebsd running on = my sparc systems to no avail As since our support expired we have not been able to get patches or = even a return call from our sales rep about renewing. We currently run on Fujitsu Sparc 64-v based systems, PrimePower = 650's,850,and 2500 machines. Primarily these machines run large java web = apps (tomcat) and databases (MySQL, and very little oracle) Is their any possibility of getting freebsd running on these big = systems? --=20 Steven C. Peterson On Jan 25, 2011, at 6:05 PM, Gary L. Burnore wrote: > I'm getting ready to, that's for sure. I can't believe they won't = sell a > software subscription for patches like spectrum support. A loss of = income > for them, a worry for me. >=20 > I've been watching this list for a while. Not long enough to make a > decision. Back to lurking. >=20 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- >> sparc64@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of John Jackson >> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:33 PM >> To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org >> Subject: Bailing on Solaris? >>=20 >> Sooo, how many other people have come here lately because they are >> ready >> to bail on Solaris? Ooops, I mean Oracle??? :( >>=20 >>> =46rom what I can see so far, it looks like FreeBSD has solid and = still >> healthy support for Sparc platforms? I'm trying to decide where to >> jump >> to, since Oracle seems like it's accellerating toward death for = Solaris >> as >> I've come to gladly know it over the last 5 years or so. Does anyone >> want >> to email me their opinion on using FreeBSD on Sun hardware? I've got = 4 >> Sunfire 280R's that I've been planning on putting into service for = the >> next 5 years or so.. >>=20 >> -John >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sparc64- >> unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"