From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 1 15:50:59 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 523291065670 for ; Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:50:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr17.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr17.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.37]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB82A8FC12 for ; Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:50:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [82.95.250.254]) by smtp-vbr17.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m71Fohmk064055; Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:50:43 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.14.2/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m71FohFj001840; Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:50:43 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m71FohMo001839; Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:50:43 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:50:43 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Anton Shterenlikht Message-ID: <20080801155042.GA1817@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20080731221015.GA35293@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <8F8C8CFE62002A4EB82EE1CE9F2ED7D40ECACD@depot.AxxisCorp.local> <20080731223325.GA35980@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <8F8C8CFE62002A4EB82EE1CE9F2ED7D40ECAD0@depot.AxxisCorp.local> <20080801153556.GA83312@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080801153556.GA83312@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: future for FBSD on alpha X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:50:59 -0000 Quoting Anton Shterenlikht, who wrote on Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 04:35:56PM +0100 .. > On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 10:20:51AM -0500, Richard J. Valenta wrote: > > I am not familiar with bsdstats at all... > > basically if you install port sysutils/bsdstats (just a shell script), > it will send a message from your box monthly to to bsdstats.org > with arch, os version, etc. The idea is to lobby software > producers into supporting their stuff on bsd by showing a large number > of live bsd systems. > > My interest is in lobbying fbsd management team not to drop alpha > support by showing a large number of live fbsd alpha systems. At present Guys.. there is no such thing as a management team that can force committers on Alpha. Or anything subject in FreeBSD for that matter. Please remember that FreeBSD is a volunteer driven project. > the numbers are so low that even RELENG_6 support might stop soon. Alpha support is gone from the cvs (well.. svn now) repository for anything newer than RELENG_6. If you follow the cvs/svn commit messages you will have seen that. > If more people participated and a more realistic (read higher) number > of alpha boxes appeared, perhaps we could prolong the life of fbsd on alpha. It is too late.. sorry but thats a fact of life. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org