From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 5 19:00:54 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00B0C106566C for ; Sat, 5 May 2012 19:00:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from outbackdingo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bk0-f54.google.com (mail-bk0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BE248FC0C for ; Sat, 5 May 2012 19:00:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bkvi17 with SMTP id i17so4093417bkv.13 for ; Sat, 05 May 2012 12:00:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=G6nlbQOUESuYxpnlHoCoKkdMxMi7Fb7QgOzYWCvVvZo=; b=VOX4UFR8dQ/u2PUDhHdhlsvivGwn4xg1TlwJe5rsYwl/SJN8VoVlLN9YSJkzvOJAqs nAER9XL6eLcMc3PkQhBuCkuGCGQ2Yk7huuYZsQwrG22w+ODUk8Z2drwVMZA8vRHlk8vB XLKuJQpGlxF+fOy0rGzqSea3OJiKXjdaq/c7byh2GP8LGrYt1Zd712TUbWVUWiNNqa/5 YynXYGcLgjfN+1YJH5BpqxF/q8SMrsYcpS3w0nthzFf8k/ZpQ2H7ZoCawBN4ZrMfr3vR gODEm+BlraMjEyc0VfgevkwWRPFYdoTOcZMwV2A3ePX2LdHMpNooVRFAOFYoNKkDFXhO PjfA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.128.149 with SMTP id k21mr3527359bks.42.1336244446190; Sat, 05 May 2012 12:00:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.157.11 with HTTP; Sat, 5 May 2012 12:00:46 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20120505141925.62bfc8d6@atomizer64> References: <4FA5614A.8050609@kleppnett.no> <20120505141925.62bfc8d6@atomizer64> Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 15:00:46 -0400 Message-ID: From: Outback Dingo To: Rod Person Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Kenneth Hatteland , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Off topic: NetBSD or OpenBSD for Alpha server ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 19:00:54 -0000 On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Rod Person wrote: > On Sat, 05 May 2012 19:20:10 +0200 > Kenneth Hatteland 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"