Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 15:00:46 -0400 From: Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com> To: Rod Person <rodperson@rodperson.com> Cc: Kenneth Hatteland <kenneth.hatteland@kleppnett.no>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Off topic: NetBSD or OpenBSD for Alpha server ? Message-ID: <CAKYr3zwjUd3S1cxSgQEU0zopFu5k=r6z77gMNGHJthKtk1yx6A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120505141925.62bfc8d6@atomizer64> References: <4FA5614A.8050609@kleppnett.no> <20120505141925.62bfc8d6@atomizer64>
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On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Rod Person <rodperson@rodperson.com> wrote: > On Sat, 05 May 2012 19:20:10 +0200 > Kenneth Hatteland <kenneth.hatteland@kleppnett.no> wrote: > >> The idea of installing FreeBSD 6.4 and experiment with upgrading >> to7.x and above appeals to quite a lot. If anyone have tried this I`d >> like to know if it is doable. I guess I`ll pick up the server one of >> the coming days. > > I have an Aspen Durango II Alpha server that I'm pretty sure I was able > to upgrade to 7.x using cvs. It been sitting ideal in my basement for a > few years now. I don't think you can go above 7. > >> The tip on using OpenVMS is okay, I googled it. But this seems to be >> a commercial OS, and I have no money to spend on it, and I get the >> server for free to play with. So BSD will be fine. > > The hobby license is free. You just need the media, which I think sells > for around 30 - 50 bucks when it pops up on Ebay. Not sure if the > Hobbyist still sell media. > According to http://www.openvmshobbyist.com/news.php The OpenVMS Hobbyist Program now has a new licensing portal on the popular OpenVMS.org site. You can find the announcement here: http://www.openvms.org/stories.php?story=3D12/01/27/8782690 License registration is located at http://www.openvms.org/pages.php?page=3DHobbyist And check out part where is says "In addition, the OpenVMS Hobbyist Program offers kits containing OpenVMS Base O/S software and selected Layered Products via download." I know this is something that's been asked about on several occasions, and HP has finally taken it to heart. This should also allow the Hobbyist Program to provide a lot more Layered Products that previously available. So it seems it is still possible, if he desired to pursue it. I still have FreeBSD Alpha, and OpenVMS Alpha/Itanium systems chugging along. > > -- > Rod Person =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://www.rodperson.com =A0 =A0 rodperson@rod= person.com > > "Let us in the name of the Holy Trinity, go on sending all the slaves > =A0that can be sold." > - Letter from Christopher Columbus. > =A0J.A. Rawley, The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: A History. Pg.3 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg"
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